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 routers, two ATM cards, two Nigerian passports and as an assortment of documents, he said in a statement on Sunday (June 27).
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The syndicate is believed to have been led by a bogus Datuk .
Federal Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) deputy director Comm Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said police conducted a series of raids around the Klang Valley on Tuesday (Jan 5) and arrested 22 Malaysians and two foreigners. We seized 22 mobile phones, one tablet device, 10 laptops, one computer, one hard disc, 14 books on forex investments, 1,000 counterfeit US$100 bills, 10 real US$100 bills, 15 ATM cards, nine luxury watches, seven gold bars believed to be fake, 11 branded bags, jewellery, and RM2,230 cash. We also seized a Ferrari F430, a McLaren exotic car, three Mercedes Benz and a Toyota Vellfire, he told reporters Friday (Jan 8).