Pakistani authorities have arrested Faheem Akram, a 33-year-old man from Khanewal, over an alleged online counterfeit postage operation that US authorities say cost the US Postal Service more than $126 million.
The National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) Lahore Zone made the arrest on Tuesday following an investigation into millions of allegedly fraudulent shipping labels sold to US customers.
Counterfeit labels sold through LabelsBank.com
According to US prosecutors, Akram allegedly ran LabelsBank.
com from 2023 until September 2026, selling more than 5.1 million counterfeit postage labels for roughly $2 each.
Investigators identified more than 5,200 customers who bought the labels, which allegedly let packages ship at prices below legitimate postal rates.
The NCCIA estimated transactions tied to the case at about Rs35 billion, while US authorities put the alleged losses to the postal service at over $126 million.
The two figures describe different aspects of the investigation, with the dollar amount representing the alleged financial losses suffered by the US Postal Service.
The US Department of Justice announced on September 28 that a federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida had indicted Akram.
The charges include conspiracy to defraud the US government, making and selling counterfeit postage labels, and wire fraud.
Prosecutors alleged the website was not authorized to sell US Postal Service products or services, and that its labels were offered at a fixed price regardless of package weight, size or destination, according to court records.
A court order authorized the seizure and shutdown of LabelsBank.
com, and earlier in October the US Postal Inspection Service offered a reward of up to $100,000 for information leading to Akram's arrest.
The NCCIA investigation identified 16 bank accounts allegedly connected to the transactions, according to Pakistani news reports.
Seven were linked to Akram, five to his brother, two to his wife, and one each to his sister and maternal aunt.
Investigators registered case No. 246/2026 and formed eight special teams to pursue the case across Punjab, Islamabad and Sindh.
The teams conducted 35 raids, questioned 47 people, examined 122 call data records and reviewed 50 IMEI tracking reports, alongside audio and video recordings from 120 cameras.
According to the NCCIA, authorities conducted a special locator operation over 10 days before arresting Akram, and further investigation remains underway.
Under the US charges, Akram faces a maximum of five years in prison for conspiracy and counterfeit postage offenses, and up to 20 years for each wire fraud count if convicted, according to the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida.
