{
  "id": 10383774,
  "title": "Japanese, Chinese nationals in Perak nabbed over online scam call centre",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/japanese-chinese-nationals-in-perak-nabbed-over-online-scam-call",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-28T06:19:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2026/09/28/japanese-chinese-nationals-in-perak-nabbed-over-online-scam-call-centre"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Perak police have arrested 13 individuals, comprising nine Japanese nationals and four Chinese men, in a crackdown on an online scam call centre operation. The arrests occurred during simultaneous raids on three condominium units in Kampar, Perak, on September 24. According to Perak police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin, the syndicate, active since August, allegedly targeted victims in Japan by pretending to be Japanese police officers. The three raided properties are believed to have served as call centres for the operation. During the raids, police seized a significant amount of equipment and materials, including two laptops, 18 mobile phones, two iPads, an internet router, three badges resembling Japanese police badges, three card holders with Japanese police logos, three sets of clothing including blazers, and a Japanese-language scam script. The total value of the seized items amounted to approximately RM20,000. Some members of the syndicate reportedly operated in Cambodia before entering Malaysia on social visit passes and conducting similar activities.",
  "summary": "Police say the syndicate posed as Japanese policemen to scam victims in Japan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Cops bust Kampar scam syndicate impersonating Japanese police officers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/cops-bust-kampar-scam-syndicate-impersonating-japanese-police-officers",
        "published": "2026-09-28T05:25:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Japanese, Chinese nationals in Perak nabbed over online scam call centre",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/japanese-chinese-nationals-in-perak-nabbed-over-online-scam-call-10384422",
        "published": "2026-09-28T06:19:10.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}