{
  "id": 15323897,
  "title": "Five held after luxury home in Iskandar Puteri allegedly used to scam Singaporeans",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/five-held-after-luxury-home-in-iskandar-puteri-allegedly-used-to-scam-15323897",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T01:06:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/18/five-held-after-luxury-home-in-iskandar-puteri-allegedly-used-to-scam-singaporeans/239526"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Johor police have arrested five individuals, including a Chinese and an Indonesian woman, after seizing a luxury home in Iskandar Puteri used as a call centre for a scam targeting Singaporean investors. The syndicate allegedly promised returns of 100-300%, mainly targeting senior citizens. The suspects, aged 18-41, were recruited through social media with promises of RM3,000 monthly salaries as customer relations officers. Police seized electronic devices worth over RM100,000, and investigations continue. Johor has seen 9,897 scam cases with RM212.6 million in losses between January and September, with an average of 37 reports daily, according to state police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad. Malaysian Community Crime Care Pahang branch chairman Daniel Khoo called for stricter penalties, including deportation and banning foreign offenders from re-entering Malaysia.",
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        "outlet": "Malay Mail",
        "title": "Five held after luxury home in Iskandar Puteri allegedly used to scam Singaporeans",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/five-held-after-luxury-home-in-iskandar-puteri-allegedly-used-to-scam",
        "published": "2026-10-18T01:06:32.000Z"
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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."
}