Online investment scam busted

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KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 87 China nationals were detained for suspected involvement in an online investment scam following a raid in Puchong, marking the first day of the big-sweep against illegals nationwide.

Scammers detained: The online scam suspects rounded up in the raid being led away by Immigration Department officers.A total of 87 China nationals were detained for suspected involvement in an online investment scam following a raid in Puchong, marking the first day of the big-sweep against illegals nationwide.

“At the time of the raids, the computer monitors were showing various investment schemes, including forex and cryptocurrency, ” he told a press conference yesterday. Checks on the suspects’ online conversation showed that there were customers who were cheated and suffered losses from the investment schemes offered by the syndicate, he added.

The operation was conducted with the cooperation of other agencies including the police, the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission and Bank Negara.

 

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