Pangkor no more an island paradise base for online scam syndicate 2023.11.2……【Press】【Malaysia】Police have busted an online scam syndicate operating from a call centre located in Pangkor Island here following the arrest of 97 foreigners and a local man.
➤【马来西亚】为掩人耳目，诈骗集团竟耗资在邦咯岛租下民宿当大本营，岂料，当他们安排97名新招募的客服员入住该民宿的首天，就阵仗太大而惊动警方，且被警方一举捣破。
霹雳州总警长拿督斯里莫哈末尤斯里发文告说，警方是于10月31日根据情报前往邦咯岛一间民宿展开突击检查时，捣破一个电讯诈骗集团的呼叫中心。
“警方共逮捕97人，包括1名本地男子、1名中国籍男子、65名越南籍男子、1名中国籍女子，以及29名越南籍女子，落网者的年龄介于20岁至47岁。”
他披露，落网的外籍人士有者有护照，有者没有护照。
“当天是这批嫌犯入驻该民宿的首天，结果统统被警方逮捕，而落网的本地男子24岁、无业也没有前科。”
他说，所有落网者皆涉及“假投资电讯诈骗活动”，警方也当场充公3台手提电脑、120台手机、2个调解解调器（Modem）、2本记录簿子及现金5万1254令吉。
“警方援引刑事法典420条文（欺骗）调查此案。”
他也说，警方这次成功捣破该诈骗集团，是因为有民众提供情报给警方，所以，这是警民合作的成果。
他说，有鉴于此，警方需要建筑物管理层及民众继续提供可疑情报给警方。

Pangkor no more an island paradise base for online scam syndicate
November 2, 2023 @ 4:14pm

Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said following a tip-off, a team of policemen had raided the homestay in Pangkor Island on Tuesday.

LUMUT: Police have busted an online scam syndicate operating from a call centre located in Pangkor Island here following the arrest of 97 foreigners and a local man.

Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said following a tip-off, a team of policemen had raided the homestay in Pangkor Island on Tuesday.

“Among the foreigners rounded up in the raid were two Chinese and 94 Vietnamese men and women aged between 20 and 47.

“Police also seized three laptops, 120 mobile phones, two modems, two notebooks and cash worth RM51,254,” he said in a statement.

He said the initial investigation revealed that the homestay was only operating for a day before they got caught.

The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, which carries a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment and whipping, as well as a fine, upon conviction.

Yusri said the success was the result of the cooperation of the public who helped the police in channelling information about dubious activities carried out by criminals.

“Police welcome any information especially from the building management and the public regarding suspicious activities by forwarding such information to the nearby police station for further action.

“The public is also advised to get information on the latest fraud tactics and modus operandi used by scammers through authority’s various official social media platforms,” he said.

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租邦咯民宿設詐騙大本營 97騙徒入住首日遭警搗毀
2023-11-03

（怡保2日訊）為掩人耳目，詐騙集團竟耗資在邦咯島租下民宿當大本營，豈料，當他們安排97名新招募的客服員入住該民宿的首天，就陣仗太大而驚動警方，且被警方一舉搗破。

霹靂州總警長拿督斯里莫哈末尤斯里發文告說，警方是於10月31日根據情報前往邦咯島一間民宿展開突擊檢查時，搗破一個電訊詐騙集團的呼叫中心。

“警方共逮捕97人，包括1名本地男子、1名中國籍男子、65名越南籍男子、1名中國籍女子，以及29名越南籍女子，落網者的年齡介於20歲至47歲。”

他披露，落網的外籍人士有者有護照，有者沒有護照。

“當天是這批嫌犯入駐該民宿的首天，結果統統被警方逮捕，而落網的本地男子24歲、無業也沒有前科。”

他說，所有落網者皆涉及“假投資電訊詐騙活動”，警方也當場充公3台手提電腦、120台手機、2個調解解調器（Modem）、2本記錄簿子及現金5萬1254令吉。

“警方援引刑事法典420條文（欺騙）調查此案。”

他也說，警方這次成功搗破該詐騙集團，是因為有民眾提供情報給警方，所以，這是警民合作的成果。

他說，有鑒於此，警方需要建築物管理層及民眾繼續提供可疑情報給警方。