{
  "id": 11373358,
  "title": "Police uncover syndicate recruiting Alipay account mules for RM500",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/police-uncover-syndicate-recruiting-alipay-account-mules-for-rm500",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T06:09:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/10/1546097/police-uncover-syndicate-recruiting-alipay-account-mules-rm500"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The New Straits Times reports that police have uncovered a syndicate in Malaysia that was recruiting individuals to surrender their personal details, such as Malaysian passports, in exchange for RM500 to open Alipay accounts. The syndicate, led by a Malaysian, was focused on opening Alipay accounts to receive and transfer funds from online gambling scams targeting Chinese nationals, earning a two percent commission on each transaction. The operation resulted in the arrest of 13 suspects, aged between 20 and 44, in two separate raids in Teluk Intan. Police seized items worth RM190,000, including mobile phones, a laptop, passports, SIM cards, and a SUV. The syndicate had been operating since mid-July, and the eight arrested Myanmar men were also being investigated under Immigration Department laws.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Syndicate used Malaysians’ identities to open 60 Alipay accounts, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/syndicate-used-malaysians-identities-to-open-60-alipay-accounts",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:36:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}