QuickCheck: Are Macau Scam syndicates tricking jobseekers with false offers of high pay?

Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the syndicate targeted jobseekers by offering lucrative salaries through various social media platforms.

“Those who apply will then be brought to a particular location before being handed over to another group and made to scam victims. “Police uncovered the matter when reports were lodged by those who went for 'interviews' conducted by the syndicate around Johor Baru recently,” he told reporters after a dialogue session on crime awareness with industry players and community representatives at the Taman Mawar Multipurpose Hall in Johor Baru on Wednesday .

Comm Kamarul Zaman also said that following the reports, police arrested five suspects earlier this week to help with investigations and were in the midst of locating other members of the syndicate.

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