58 Held in Selangor Online Scam Raids

The Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department said it had broken up online scam syndicates, arresting 58 people in raids from Oct 20 to 26.

Those held, aged between 20 and 50, comprise eight local men and 50 foreigners, 45 men and five women, most of them from East Asia, Bernama reported. Checks with the Immigration Department are under way, and early findings show all of them entered the country through legal entry points.

Online Scam

Police said the suspects worked as customer service operators for investment scams, love scams and fake job offers, targeting victims overseas, including in Europe and East Asia, since August.

Communication equipment worth RM228,000 was seized, including 117 mobile phones, 21 desktop computers, 16 laptops, eight routers or modems, two iPads and two central processing units. All 58 have been remanded for varying periods under Sections 420 and 120B of the Penal Code.

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