58 nabbed for alleged involvement in online forex investment scam 2023.10.20……【Press】【Malaysia】KUALA LUMPUR: The police have arrested 58 individuals for suspected involvement in an online forex investment scam at three business premises in Bangsar here yesterday.
Brickfields police chief Assistant Commissioner Amihizam Abdul Shukor said 24 local men and 32 local women, along with a foreign man and woman, all aged 20 to 59, were arrested in the raid, and 50 laptops, four mobile phones, nine computer tables, one wifi modem and two investment buntings were seized.
“Checks revealed there were elements of an online forex investment scam and the syndicate was using social media platforms to promote and offer investments, targetting victims from various countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam, China, the Philippines, Singapore as well as Europe,” he said in a statement today.
He said all the suspects have been remanded until Monday for investigations under Sections 420, 511 and 120(B) of the Penal Code.
➤【马来西亚】租商业中心 设Forex骗局 58男女“诈”6国
（吉隆坡20日讯）诈骗集团租下商业中心单位，在社交媒体布下Forex外汇投资骗局，诈骗6国的民众，最终被警方上门捣毁，共58人落入警网！
十五碑警区主任阿米希占助理总监今午发文告说，警方根据情报，昨日率队到隆市孟沙一个商业中心的3间单位展开突击，逮捕本地24名男32女，以及外籍1男1女，年介20岁至59岁。
他说，警方充公50台手提电脑、4部手机、9个电脑桌子和路由器等。
他指出，被瓦解的诈骗集团，在社交媒体设下Forex外汇投资骗局，专骗本地人、越南人、中国人、菲律宾人、新加坡人和澳洲人，向目标人物承诺，投资后可赚取丰厚回酬。
所有嫌犯已被延扣助查，警方将援引刑事法典420条文、511条文和120B条文调查此案。

Police arrest 58 individuals for suspected involvement in online forex investment scam
21-10- 2023 07:09 AM

KUALA LUMPUR: The police have arrested 58 individuals for suspected involvement in an online forex investment scam at three business premises in Bangsar here yesterday.

Brickfields district police chief ACP Amihizam Abdul Shukor said 24 local men and 32 local women, along with a foreign man and woman, all aged 20 to 59, were arrested in the raid, and 50 laptops, four mobile phones, nine computer tables, one wifi modem and two investment buntings were seized.

“Checks revealed there were elements of an online forex investment scam and the syndicate was using social media platforms to promote and offer investments, targetting victims from various countries, including Malaysia, Vietnam, China, the Philippines, Singapore as well as Europe,” he said in a statement today, addig that all suspects have been remanded till Monday for investigations under Sections 420, 511 and 120(B) of the Penal Code.

In a separate development, Amihizam said that the police also arrested two local men, 42 to 62, for suspected involvement in drug trafficking in a raid in Taman Sri Petaling yesterday, seizing 5.2 kilogrammes (kg) of erimin 5 pills worth RM221,000 yesterday.

One of the suspects tested positive for drugs, he said, adding that both suspects have been remanded for six days till Wednesday to faciliate investigations under Section 38(B) of the Dangerous Drugs ACt 1952. -Bernama