Cops nab 13 over Alipay accounts used to move scam proceeds
The syndicate offered RM500 to those willing to provide their Malaysian passport details to open the accounts, say police.
Police have apprehended 13 individuals in Teluk Intan as part of a crackdown on a syndicate that illicitly utilized Alipay accounts linked to Malaysian passport information to facilitate profits from online gambling scams aimed at Chinese citizens. The arrests, conducted in two operations on September 28, involved five Malaysians and eight Myanmar nationals aged between 20 and 44, who were believed to hold leadership roles and manage the establishment of these accounts.
According to Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin, the syndicate functioned as a payment intermediary for transferring loot from online gambling scams targeting Chinese nationals. The group allegedly procured 60 Alipay accounts using the personal data of local residents, earning a 2% commission on each transaction, resulting in an estimated RM2,000 daily earnings.
During the raids, authorities confiscated 65 mobile phones, a laptop, eight Malaysian passports, 71 SIM cards, and an SUV valued at RM190,000. The investigation is ongoing under Sections 424A and 120(b) of the law. Additionally, police have not discounted the involvement of a secret society in the Sept 29 shooting of a 41-year-old businessman at a Bidor petrol station.
Although the assailants have been apprehended and the victim is in stable condition, the matter is still under investigation, with statements collected from 10 witnesses, including the victim.
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