Online sales scam syndicate busted, 23 Taiwan nationals arrested

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BUKIT MERTAJAM: A total of 23 people, including six women, were arrested during an operation against an online sales scam syndicate at Batu Ferringhi.

Penang police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the suspects, believed to be Taiwanese nationals aged between 19 and 48, were nabbed during a raid at a three-storey luxury bungalow house in Batu Ferringhi on Saturday evening.

He said investigations found that the syndicate had been operating at the premises since the middle of May this year. On the modus operandi of the syndicate, Comm Mohd Shuhaily said the syndicate advertised branded items to be sold online to Taiwan nationals. He said so far, only Taiwanese nationals have become victims of the syndicate, but police are still investigating whether any Malaysian has fallen victim.

 

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