Japanese, Chinese nationals in Perak nabbed over online scam call centre
Police say the syndicate posed as Japanese policemen to scam victims in Japan.
Perak police have dismantled an online scam call centre allegedly run by Japanese and Chinese nationals, arresting 13 individuals during three simultaneous operations on September 24. According to Perak police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin, the group comprised nine Japanese nationals and four Chinese men, all aged between 20 and 57. The syndicate, believed to have been operating since August, allegedly targeted victims in Japan by posing as Japanese police officers.
The three targeted premises are suspected to have been used as call centres for their illicit activities. Police seized a variety of items, including two laptops, 18 mobile phones, two iPads, an internet router, three badges resembling Japanese police badges, three sets of clothing including blazers, and a Japanese-language scam script.
These items, worth about RM20,000, were confiscated during the raids. Investigations revealed that some members of the syndicate had previously operated in Cambodia before entering Malaysia on social visit passes to carry out similar activities.
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