{
  "id": 3033023,
  "title": "20 ditahan berkait ‘love scam’ sasar mangsa China",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/20-ditahan-berkait-love-scam-sasar-mangsa-china-3033023",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T13:25:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/tempatan/2026/08/24/20-ditahan-berkait-love-scam-sasar-mangsa-china"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Policemen have arrested 20 foreign suspects allegedly involved in a Chinese-language \"love scam\" scheme, targeting a house in Batu Ferringhi last night, according to the Chief of Eastern Water Police Abdul Rozak Muhammad. All the suspects, aged between 19 and 41 years old, were taken into custody around 7:05 PM on the same night by a joint team from the Commercial Crime Investigation Department's Eastern Water Section and Batu Ferringhi Police Station officers. The initial investigation found that the gang was targeting victims from China using the Telegram application for online fraud. \"Police also seized several items, including mobile phones, handphones, notepad books, and telecommunications equipment to aid the investigation,\" he said in a statement, as reported by Bernama. All suspects are being held for four days, starting from today until August 27, for further investigation under Section 420/120B of the Penal Code.",
  "summary": "Semua suspek lelaki berusia 19 hingga 41 tahun ditahan dalam serbuan di Batu Feringghi.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "20 ditahan berkait ‘love scam’ sasar mangsa China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/20-ditahan-berkait-love-scam-sasar-mangsa-china",
        "published": "2026-08-24T13:25:31.000Z"
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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."
}