A Pakistani man paid all required taxes, completed legal formalities and waited for his new iPhone 16 to arrive. The suspected iPhone 16 import scam triggered alarm, showing the alleged role of FedEx, Customs officials and private individuals and it is said to be part of much larger fraud network. Federal Tax Ombudsman Zafar Hijazi said evidence pointed towards an “organised scam” that deprived the rightful owner of duty-paid smartphone for more than 1.5 years, despite the completion of all legal import and tax formalities. Despite paying the required tax, Khan claimed he never received the smartphone. They further recommended introducing uniform Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for courier import clearances at all international airports to strengthen verification mechanisms and close loopholes that could be exploited by fraudsters.