{
  "id": 16874466,
  "title": "The Selangor royal aide who wasn’t: Man nabbed over RM1.42m car and property scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/the-selangor-royal-aide-who-wasnt-man-nabbed-over-rm1-42m-car-and",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-28T08:59:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/malaysia/2026/10/28/the-selangor-royal-aide-who-wasnt-man-nabbed-over-rm142m-car-and-property-scam/241001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Police in Selangor have arrested a 40-year-old man suspected of masterminding a vehicle and property sale scam that involved the alleged misuse of photographs of the Raja Muda of Selangor, with losses estimated at RM1.42 million. The suspect, who posed as an aide-de-camp to the Raja Muda, was arrested in Johor Bahru and was found hiding at a residential property belonging to an acquaintance. Two siblings, aged 26 and 27, were also arrested for conspiring to hide the suspect. The self-employed suspect has no official affiliation with the Selangor royal institution. Police have also arrested 58 individuals in related online scam syndicates, including 50 foreign nationals, most of whom originated from East Asia. The suspects worked as customer service operators involved in various scams, targeting victims overseas, including in Europe and East Asia.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "Man posing as Selangor crown prince’s aide arrested over RM960,020 scam",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/28/man-posing-as-selangor-crown-princes-aide-arrested-over-rm960-020-scam",
        "published": "2026-10-28T08:14:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}