MELAKA: A more detailed look into the cold case file of a diaper sales scam involving some RM900,000 in Melaka in 2016 led the police to the arrest of a fugitive brother-and-sister pair.

       Investigations into cheating cases involving the siblings resumed after Melaka Commercial Crime chief Supt E. Sundra Rajan was curious how they managed to con their victims through the sales of diapers in 2016.

       “I was auditing old commercial crime files when I noticed that even diapers had been used as a means to cheat people.

       “My contingent decided to reactivate the probe into this form of scam and also to trace the fraudsters, who have been still at large all this while despite dozens of police reports lodged against them,” he said when contacted Friday (March 11).

       Earlier in a press-conference, Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Wira Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said the siblings, who are in their 30s, were arrested while holidaying at a homestay in Ayer Keroh on Sunday (March 6).

       He said police confiscated three mobile phones and a badge with a political party logo and the name of one of the suspects with the title "Datuk", which is believed to be fake.

       DCP Abdul Majid said the suspects were allegedly found to be involved in 75 cheating cases from 2005 to 2007 throughout the country totalling RM3.9mil.

       “The case involving the sale of diapers was reported in Melaka in 2016, where several sales agents were fleeced,” he said.

       DCP Abdul Majid said the suspects were also involved in cheating cases involving the sales of motorcycle parts, laptops and holiday packages, among others.

       “Preliminary investigations showed that the mastermind was the brother and the products were promoted using social media platforms.

       "The modus operandi was to move from one place to another after cheating their victims,” he said.

       DCP Majid said the suspects are being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.