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- Status
- Wanted
- Agency
- FBI
- Notice
- FBI Wanted
- Issued
- 2013
- Nationality
- Pakistani
- Checked
Farhan Ul Arshad
Farhan Ul Arshad, a Pakistani national, is wanted by the FBI, which published this notice in 2013. He is wanted in connection with charges that include organised crime, cybercrime and fraud. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Farhan Ul Arshad.
He is described as 1.78 m tall, weighing about 77 kg, with brown eyes and black hair. Born on 22 July 1973 in Karachi, Pakistan, he would now be 53.
Charges, as published
- Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud
- Conspiracy to Gain Unauthorized Access to Computers
- Wire Fraud
- Unauthorized Access to Computers
Reward
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest of Farhan Ul Arshad.
Case details, as published by FBI
Farhan Ul Arshad is wanted for his alleged involvement in an international telecommunications scheme that defrauded unsuspecting individuals, companies, and government entities, to include large telecom companies, in both the United States and abroad. Between November of 2008 and April of 2012, Farhan Ul Arshad is alleged to have compromised computer systems and conducted the scheme which ultimately defrauded victims of amounts in excess of $50 million. The international scheme involved members of a criminal organization that extended into Pakistan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Spain, Singapore, Italy, and Malaysia, among other nations. On June 29, 2012, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Farhan Ul Arshad in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey, after he was indicted for Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud; Conspiracy to Gain Unauthorized Access to Computers; Wire Fraud; and Unauthorized Access to Computers.
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