A Cyber Crime 24/7 helpline established in January, 2020 under the directions of Director General, FIA Mr. Wajid Zia is providing an easy and responsive facility for the general public to address their grievances and to provide professional level assistance regarding the Cyber Crime related issues.
The data collected from cybercrime wing of FIA shows that 787 complaints were made through the Helpline during the month of February, 2020.
Majority of complaints pertained to financial frauds, hacking, frauds related to online jobs and online shopping, pornography, blackmailing, blasphemous contents, defamation, fake face book profiles, harassment and most common of the all unauthorized access.
Most of the complainants including 13% females and Overseas Pakistanis approached the helpline to report a crime or seek guidance.
Majority of calls were made from Lahore, Islamabad, Karachi, Rawalpindi and Abbotabad.
