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Melaka police have dismantled a massive fraud syndicate involved in love scams, fake investments, and sex services during a series of raids in Klebang
State police chief Datuk Dzulkhairi Mukhtar said the operations took place at 11am on 23 April.
According to the New Straits Times, officers from the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) and the Special Branch targeted premises in Taman Kota Bendahari to bust the four-month operation.
A total of 45 foreigners, aged between 20 and 44, were arrested during the operation.
The group included 20 Chinese men, 19 Vietnamese men, four Vietnamese women, one Chinese woman, and one Indonesian woman.
Dzulkhairi revealed the syndicate used the Rakuten Viber app to target Vietnamese nationals with "sweet talk"
Victims were allegedly lured into cryptocurrency investments on fraudulent websites after the initial contact.
Another wing of the syndicate offered non-existent sex services to Chinese nationals via the DingTalk application using prepared scripts.
Police seized 85 mobile phones, 21 desktop computers, three laptops, and 18 scam scripts during the raids.
Members were reportedly paid between RM2,500 and RM5,000 monthly, while supervisors earned up to RM6,000
Dzulkhairi added that the members of the scam syndicate were also promised commissions of between RM500 and RM2,000 per victim.
The 45 suspects are currently remanded until 30 April for further investigation under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
