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US Offers $100,000 Reward for Pakistani Engineer in Postage Fraud Case

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  • US offers a $100,000 reward for Pakistani software engineer Faheem Akram.
  • Akram is accused of causing over $126 million in losses to the US Postal Service.
  • He allegedly sold over 5.1 million counterfeit postage labels via a website.

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Faheem Akram, a 33-year-old software engineer from Khanewal, Pakistan, has been indicted by US authorities in Florida. He is accused of operating a website, LabelsBank.com, to sell millions of counterfeit US postage labels at deeply discounted rates. The scheme is alleged to have caused over $126 million in losses to the US Postal Service. An international manhunt is underway, with the US Postal Inspection Service offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest and conviction. The website has been seized by authorities.

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US authorities have offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to the arrest of Faheem Akram, a 33-year-old Pakistani software engineer from Khanewal. He has been indicted in Florida for allegedly running a counterfeit postage scheme that cost the US Postal Service over $126 million.

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