KAJANG: A joint police operation with federal and district police led to the bust of a fake online call centre here.In a statement, Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan said that the operation with Bukit Aman was conducted on April 12 at five houses within an apartment block in Kajang." The syndicate were offering bogus jobs and the raid against them led to the arrest of 39 men and six women, local and foreign." Thirty-three laptops, 138 handphones and other equipment were seized during the ra

KUALA LUMPUR: Two investment schemes, which have resulted in almost a million ringgit worth of losses are being investigated. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department( CCID) director Comm Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said 38 investigation papers have been opened on Al Kahtifah Trust, involving RM468, 870 in losses while 28 investigation papers were opened for Madinah Mining, which have incurred RM343, 282 in losses." Both investment schemes started late last year and used social media

KUALA LUMPUR: An elderly man lost RM200, 000 over a credit card ruse used by scammers. Kuala Lumpur Commercial Crime Investigation Department( CCID) chief Asst Comm Mohd Mahidisham Ishak said the 83-year-old man was contacted by a" bank representative", who claimed his name was used to register a platinum credit card on Feb 25." The call was then transferred to a ‘Bank Negara officer’, who said a police report was lodged on the matter and he would assist in cancelling the card." The victim was t

MELAKA: With Employment Provident Fund( EPF) members allowed to make a special RM10, 000 withdrawal, police are taking pre-emptive measures to create awareness about Macau scams.“ Although no reports have been received, we decided to take precautionary measures to warn them.“ The scammers often look for victims who have money, and we have warned EPF members to be on the lookout for such scams, ” said the state commercial crime chief Supt E. Sundra Rajan.He said the scammers would “ frighten ” th

PETALING JAYA: A police investigation into the Quinpay online payment platform did not reveal any criminal element, says the Home Ministry. The Ministry said the police have received eight reports about Quinpay involving RM157, 235.88 since January this year." Investigation papers were not opened as there were no elements of deception or fraud.... The police reports made were due to user dissatisfaction towards policy changes made by QuinReward," it said in a written reply in the Dewan Rakyat o

We arrested three local men suspected to be involved in the scams," he said in a statement on Tuesday( Dec 15).He said they seized three laptops, three mobile phones, a modem and a notebook." We are investigating the case as fraud under Section 420 of the Penal Code.... Investigations revealed that the syndicate was operating since Aug last year," he said, adding that they targeted Malaysian victims.He said the three suspects worked as operators monitoring football results using two online bett

KUANTAN: A woman lost RM118, 767 after being duped by a scam syndicate that offered money just for taking screenshots of items being sold. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 22-year-old victim claimed to have received a job offer on July 23 from a woman she knew through Instagram.“ She was asked to take screenshots of items on a link provided and told that she would get paid for each screenshot.“ The woman, who works at an educational institution here, became interested in the

KUANTAN: A woman lost RM118, 767 after being duped by a scam syndicate that offered money just for taking screenshots of items being sold. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 22-year-old victim claimed to have received a job offer on July 23 from a woman she knew through Instagram.“ She was asked to take screenshots of items on a link provided and told that she would get paid for each screenshot.“ The woman, who works at an educational institution here, became interested in the

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission( MCMC) received more than 5, 000 complaints on fraudulent online activities from 2020 to April this year, which were then relayed to the relevant agency. These scams – depending on what type they are – typically come under the jurisdiction of the police, Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry, Bank Negara Malaysia or other agencies, said the MCMC. When it comes to online scams, the MCMC and telecommunication companies wo

KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested six Nigerian men and a local woman believed to be part of a love scam syndicate. Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department( CCID) director Comm Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said the seven suspects were arrested in two raids in Kajang on June 23." The seven, aged between 33 and 42, were part of an active love scam syndicate which targeted local as well as foreign victims." We also seized eight laptops, 17 mobile phones, three thumb drives, two modems, two