Fake Investment Scams
Fake investment schemes often promise guaranteed high returns via apps, Telegram groups, or celebrity deepfakes. Mapping to PECA typically focuses on electronic fraud and related deception — not on securities-law analysis unless separate regulators are involved.
Caution on outcomes
Funds sent to mule accounts or overseas wallets may be difficult to recover. This page does not guarantee recovery. Preserve every deposit proof and communication trail.
Applicable PECA provisions
Links open LawHub’s National corpus text for PECA 2016. Read the full section before relying on a short label.
Evidence checklist
- App names, websites, and wallet addresses used for deposits
- Screenshots of promised returns and “account dashboards”
- Payment rails used (bank, crypto, wallet)
Practical next steps
- Stop depositing further funds.
- Collect evidence packages before groups purge messages.
- Seek legal advice on complaint strategy for larger losses.
Related cybercrime topics
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Sources & provenance
- The Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, 2016 (Pakistan Code consolidation) — Ministry of Law and Justice, Government of Pakistan (Pakistan Code). National corpus consolidation_date 2025-02-07; source_id pakistancode-peca-2016.
- Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act No. II of 2025) — Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) / Senate Secretariat gazette publication. Presidential assent and Gazette Extra. publication 29 January 2025; [94(2025)/Ex. Gaz.].
- NCCIA online complaint portal — National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (complaint.nccia.gov.pk). Host complaint.nccia.gov.pk resolves on the public DNS (Cloudflare). Bot fetches may receive HTTP 403; users should open the official domain in a browser and follow current on-site instructions.
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