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Nationwide iPhone scam probe widens

Source: Dawn
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Nationwide iPhone scam probe widens
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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Tax Ombudsman (FTO) has detected what it termed an organised scam involving the import and clearance of an iPhone 16 and directed the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to investigate the alleged role of FedEx, Customs officials and private individuals to determine whether similar frauds have occurred across the country. Federal Tax Ombudsman Zafar Hijazi in his order released on Tuesday observed that the case pointed to a coordinated scheme through which a lawful consignee was deprived of his duty-paid mobile phone for more than one-and-a-half years despite paying all applicable taxes. The complaint was filed by Muhammad Nausherwan Khan, who stated that his sister in…

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