Pakistani man arrested for allegedly running USPS scheme that cost $126M in losses

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Johnson, G. (2026, October 21). Pakistani man arrested for allegedly running USPS scheme that cost $126M in losses. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/world-news/faheem-akram-accused-in-126-million-us-postage-fraud-scheme/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-21 · by Grace Johnson

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Pakistani officials arrested Faheem Akram, a 33-year-old man from Khanewal, for allegedly running an online counterfeit postage scheme that cost the U.S. Postal Service over $126 million in losses. The operation involved selling more than 5.1 million fake postage labels through LabelsBank.com to over 5,200 customers at a flat rate of $2 each. Akram was indicted by a federal grand jury in Florida and had been operating the website from August 2023 until September 2026 using multiple bank accounts. Pakistani authorities seized assets during raids across several regions but it is not yet clear if Akram will face trial in Pakistan or be extradited to the U.S.

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Story summary

On October 20, 2026, Faheem Akram, a 33-year-old Pakistani national from Khanewal, was arrested in Lahore by the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) for allegedly defrauding the US Postal Service of over $126 million. Akram operated an unauthorized website, LabelsBank.com, from August 2023 to September 2026, selling more than five million counterfeit US postage labels at a price of around $2 each. The NCCIA conducted raids at 35 locations and questioned 47 people as part of the investigation, using digital and forensic techniques to establish Akram’s movements and identify associates involved in the operation.

Akram faces charges including conspiracy to defraud the United States and wire fraud, with the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida indicting him last month. The counterfeit labels allowed customers to ship packages at prices far below legitimate postal rates, resulting in substantial losses to the Postal Service. Akram was remanded into NCCIA Lahore’s custody on October 21, 2026, for further interrogation and investigation.

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Pakistan arrests man hunted by US over $126m postage fraud case same event · 100%

BBC News · 0.92 cosine similarity

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“Both articles report on the arrest of Faheem Akram for running a counterfeit postage operation that caused $126 million in losses to the US Postal Service, occurring on the same date.”

Pakistani national who allegedly defrauded US Postal Service of $126m arrested in Lahore: NCCIA same event · 100%

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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 12% hedged 2 of 16 📰 publisher trust 72

“Both articles describe the arrest on the same day (Tuesday) of the same suspect, Faheem Akram, who is accused of operating a counterfeit US postage stamp scheme causing over $126 million in losses to the USPS.”

Pakistani authorities arrest man accused in $126m US postage fraud same event · 95%

Al Jazeera · 0.92 cosine similarity

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 40% hedged 4 of 10 📰 publisher trust 60

“Both articles describe the arrest of Faheem Akram on October 21, 2026, for his alleged role in a $126 million fraud involving the US Postal Service.”

Pakistani who allegedly defrauded US Postal Service remanded in NCCIA Lahore's custody same event · 95%

Dawn

⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 33% hedged 4 of 12 📰 publisher trust 72

“Both articles describe the arrest of Faheem Akram on October 21, 2026, for running an online counterfeit postage operation that caused over $126 million in losses to USPS.”

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Who wrote this

Grace Johnson

1 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction

🔮 It was unclear whether Akram would be extradited to the United States or face trial in Pakistan.

2026-10-21 · assertive framing · Pakistani man arrested for allegedly running USPS scheme that cost $126M in losses

The only article under this byline in the corpus.

Topics

Pakistan Pakistani U.S. the Postal Service the U.S. Attorney’s Office

Subjects

Akram PERSON · 5× Pakistan GPE · 2× Pakistani NORP · 2× the Postal Service ORG · 2× the U.S. Attorney’s Office ORG · 2× Atif Ameer PERSON · 1× Faheem Akram PERSON · 1× U.S. GPE · 1× the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency ORG · 1× the U.S. Postal Service ORG · 1×

Narrative

Pakistani authorities acting on intelligence arrested a man Tuesday accused of running an online counterfeit postage operation that U.S. prosecutors say caused more than $126 million in losses to the U.S. Postal Service, Pakistan’s cybercrime investigation agency said.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-21

🔮 It was unclear whether Akram would be extradited to the United States or face trial in Pakistan.

2026-10-21 · New York Post

Pakistani man arrested for allegedly running USPS scheme that cost $126M in losses · assertive framing

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agency → act → Service

Faheem Akram, 33, was arrested after a weekslong search involving raids across several parts of the country, a senior official at the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency, Atif Ameer, told reporters. asserted

official → arrest → reporters

Akram, a resident of Khanewal in eastern Punjab province, was indicted by a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the district said in a Sept. 28 statement. asserted

Office → indict → statement

The office alleged that Akram operated LabelsBank.com, an unauthorized website that sold more than 5.1 million counterfeit postage labels to more than 5,200 customers. asserted

that → allege → customers

The labels typically cost $2 each, regardless of a package’s weight, size or destination. asserted

labels → cost → weight

The counterfeit labels allowed customers to ship packages at prices far below legitimate postal rates, resulting in lost revenue and shipping costs for the Postal Service, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. uncertain

customers → allow → Office

Its estimate of more than $126 million represents alleged losses to the Postal Service rather than proceeds from the website’s sales. asserted

estimate → represent → sales

Ameer said Pakistani investigators found that Akram operated the website from August 2023 through September 2026 and used 16 bank accounts for the business. asserted

Akram → say → business

Those included accounts held by Akram, his brother, wife, sister and aunt, he said. asserted

he → include → Akram

It was unclear whether Akram would be extradited to the United States or face trial in Pakistan. uncertain

Akram → extradite → Pakistan

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