KUALA LUMPUR: The police have dismantled a syndicate involved in supplying records and accounting systems to online scam call centres that target Chinese nationals.
According to Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf, the director of the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation
Department, the police conducted a raid on a premises in Cheras on April 10 based on intelligence and apprehended eight individuals.
The arrested individuals included five men, two Chinese women, and one Vietnamese woman.
“Six out of the eight individuals were charged at the Magistrate’s Court in Jalan Duta on April 16 under Section 120(2) of the Penal Code, while the remaining two were released without conditions,” he stated during a press conference held in Kuala Lumpur.
Ramli mentioned that the police seized four laptops, two monitors, ten mobile phones, a modem, a router, and RM3,122 in cash during the raid.
Investigations unveiled that the syndicate had been in operation since March of the previous year, supplying records and accounting systems to job scam syndicates.
“The group functions as programmers of the financial management systems for online scam syndicates, and customers only need to pay RM1,000 per month to utilise these systems.
“Additionally, they are responsible for system maintenance and resolving any related issues. This syndicate successfully sold their systems to five customers in China, with payments made through cryptocurrency,” he explained.
Furthermore, Ramli revealed that the police had dismantled another scam call centre syndicate that provided fraudulent television, drama, and movie broadcast packages to Chinese nationals.
Five individuals were apprehended in Taman Maluri Cheras on April 12, including two locals and three Chinese men aged between 28 and 33. – BERNAMA
