US prosecutors allege that Faheem Akram operated LabelsBank.com, selling more than 5.1 million counterfeit USPS postage labels for about $2 each.
A 33-year-old Pakistani national from Khanewal has been charged in the Southern District of Florida with allegedly operating a website that sold more than 5.1 million counterfeit U.S. Postal Service postage labels, causing more than $126 million in alleged losses to USPS.
The U.S. Department of Justice said a federal grand jury returned an indictment against Faheem Akram on Sept. 28, 2026. According to court records cited by prosecutors, Akram operated LabelsBank.com, an unauthorized website that allegedly sold counterfeit USPS postage at a fixed price, typically $2 per label, regardless of a package’s weight, size or destination.
Investigators found that more than 5,200 individuals used the website to purchase more than 5.1 million counterfeit shipping labels. Prosecutors allege the labels enabled customers to ship packages at prices far below legitimate USPS rates, resulting in more than $126 million in losses to the Postal Service.
In conjunction with the indictment, a federal court issued an order authorizing the seizure of the LabelsBank.com domain and the shutdown of the website. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service said its Miami Division investigated the case with federal partners.
Akram faces one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and to make and sell counterfeit postage stamps, five counts of making and selling counterfeit postage stamp labels, and four counts of wire fraud, according to the Justice Department. If convicted, the charges carry significant federal penalties, including potential prison terms.
U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida described the alleged operation as a scheme to sell counterfeit postage online at fixed, discounted prices. Postal Inspector in Charge Bladismir Rojo of the Miami Division also said the agency’s investigative reach extends beyond U.S. borders.
The case remains an allegation at this stage. The Justice Department explicitly noted that criminal charges are allegations and that Akram is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
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