Srilanka, July 11 -- Two Sri Lankan nationals are among 149 individuals arrested by Pakistani authorities in connection with a large-scale scam call centre busted in Faisalabad, according to a statement issued by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) on Thursday.

The raid, conducted following a tip-off, exposed an extensive fraud operation involving Ponzi schemes and fake investment scams. Investigators say victims were deceived into transferring substantial sums of money with the promise of unrealistically high returns.

The arrested individuals include:

78 Pakistanis 48 Chinese nationals 8 Nigerians 6 Bangladeshis 4 Filipinos 2 Sri Lankans 2 Myanmar nationals 1 Zimbabwean Officials noted that the international makeup ...