Selangor: Police have crippled four online scam syndicates following the arrest of 41 foreigners in four separate raids on residential premises around Kajang, Seri Kembangan and Setia Alam earlier this month.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Selangor police chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar stated that they arrested 30 men and 11 women, aged between 18 and 48, and also seized about RM409,200, including cash and various electronic equipment. He emphasized that all four syndicates were not linked to each other, with each involved in different fraud activities, including fake job offers, non-existent investments, and love scams.

Shazeli further explained that these syndicates are believed to have been operating from January to April of this year, targeting victims from Europe, the United States, and China. During the media conference at the Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID), he elaborated on the modus operandi of one of the syndicates, where suspects acted as call operators who would contact victims before transferring the calls to other individuals to continue the fraudulent activities.

He advised the public to exercise caution and not easily fall victim to online scam syndicates. The case is currently being investigated under Sections 420 and 120 of the Penal Code.