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Free Malaysia Today
08-08-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
71 held in nationwide crackdown on mule accounts
Bukit Aman CCID director Rusdi Isa said that among the items seized were 925 ATM cards. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Police have arrested 71 individuals, including eight foreigners, suspected of acting as mule account holders in 59 raids conducted nationwide from July 29 to 31. Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department (CCID) director Rusdi Isa said initial findings suggest links to phone scam syndicates, fake loans, illegal moneylending, and unlicensed moneychanging or remittance services. He said the operation, carried out with Bank Negara Malaysia, targeted fraud syndicates trying to withdraw money using mule accounts. The raids were based on cases reported to the National Scam Response Centre. Twenty-four of the raids were carried out in Kuala Lumpur, followed by 11 in Penang, eight in Sabah, five in Perak, four in Pahang, three in Selangor, and two each in Negeri Sembilan and Sarawak. The suspects, aged 19 to 50, include 55 Malaysian men and eight women, and eight foreign men – four from Bangladesh, and one each from China, Nigeria, Myanmar and Indonesia. Police also seized 925 ATM cards, RM392,266 in cash, five vehicles,100 mobile phones, 32 SIM cards, and other electronic items. Investigations were opened under multiple laws, including Sections 420, 424, 424A, and 511 of the Penal Code, and Sections 5(2), 15A(1)(b), and 29AA of the Moneylenders Act 1951. Rusdi said 10 people have been charged under Section 424A of the Penal Code with allowing others to use their bank accounts for illegal purposes, with six others charged with offences under the Minor Offences Act 1955. The remaining 55 have been released on police bail pending further investigation. He advised the public not to lend or rent out their bank accounts or assist in withdrawing money using ATM cards registered under other people as they are criminal offences.
Daily Express
08-08-2025
- Daily Express
71 held in nationwide crackdown on mule accounts
Published on: Friday, August 08, 2025 Published on: Fri, Aug 08, 2025 By: FMT Reporters Text Size: Bukit Aman CCID director Rusdi Isa said that among the items seized were 925 ATM cards. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA: Police have arrested 71 individuals, including eight foreigners, suspected of acting as mule account holders in 59 raids conducted nationwide from July 29 to 31. Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department (CCID) director Rusdi Isa said initial findings suggest links to phone scam syndicates, fake loans, illegal moneylending, and unlicensed moneychanging or remittance services. Advertisement He said the operation, carried out with Bank Negara Malaysia, targeted fraud syndicates trying to withdraw money using mule accounts. The raids were based on cases reported to the National Scam Response Centre. Twenty-four of the raids were carried out in Kuala Lumpur, followed by 11 in Penang, eight in Sabah, five in Perak, four in Pahang, three in Selangor, and two each in Negeri Sembilan and Sarawak. The suspects, aged 19 to 50, include 55 Malaysian men and eight women, and eight foreign men – four from Bangladesh, and one each from China, Nigeria, Myanmar and Indonesia. Advertisement Police also seized 925 ATM cards, RM392,266 in cash, five vehicles,100 mobile phones, 32 SIM cards, and other electronic items. Investigations were opened under multiple laws, including Sections 420, 424, 424A, and 511 of the Penal Code, and Sections 5(2), 15A(1)(b), and 29AA of the Moneylenders Act 1951. Rusdi said 10 people have been charged under Section 424A of the Penal Code with allowing others to use their bank accounts for illegal purposes, with six others charged with offences under the Minor Offences Act 1955. The remaining 55 have been released on police bail pending further investigation. He advised the public not to lend or rent out their bank accounts or assist in withdrawing money using ATM cards registered under other people as they are criminal offences. * Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel and Telegram for breaking news alerts and key updates! * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Malaysiakini
04-08-2025
- Malaysiakini
Cops warn of scams targeting Sara aid recipients
The public has been urged to be cautious of scam syndicates which might take advantage of the RM100 assistance under the Rahmah Necessities Aid (Sara) programme, which the prime minister recently announced. Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Rusdi Isa said authorities expect these syndicates to become active again, targeting the public to obtain personal and banking information under the guise of verifying aid eligibility.
Free Malaysia Today
23-07-2025
- Free Malaysia Today
Call centre promoting porn site raided, 57 arrested
Bukit Aman CCID director Rusdi Isa said the syndicate is believed to have been operating under a registered company at a business premises in Kuala Lumpur for the past three months. (Bernama pic) PETALING JAYA : Police have arrested 57 people after raiding a call centre which promoted a porn website, specifically targeting victims in India. Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department director Rusdi Isa said they raided a business premises on Jalan Tun Razak on July 1, leading to the arrests of 54 Malaysians and three Chinese nationals, aged 19 to 53. Twenty-seven of them were women, including one Chinese national, Harian Metro reported. Rusdi said the syndicate is believed to have been operating under a registered company and using the premises for the past three months. He said it would offer live-streamed pornographic content, with users able to gain free access for a limited time if they 'liked' and 'shared' the website. 'To gain more exclusive access, users would pay various amounts a month for different levels of access. 'Extra payments would also be imposed if users failed to meet certain conditions, such as not giving sufficient likes and shares, watching more than 10 videos a day, and to watch 'premium' videos,' he was quoted as saying. Payments were made through a platform managed by the syndicate, which would later block the accounts of users and ask them to make additional payments. He said these users only realised they had been scammed when their accounts remained blocked despite additional payments made, and attempts to contact the website's administrators failed. 'Our investigations found that the syndicate members earned about RM3,000 a day,' he said, adding that police seized 58 laptops, a handphone and a voice recorder believed to have been used by the syndicate. Six of the suspects claimed trial on July 4 to a charge of criminal conspiracy under Section 120B(2) of the Penal Code, which provides for up to six months' jail, a fine, or both if convicted. The 51 others who were arrested have been made prosecution witnesses.
Free Malaysia Today
23-07-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Investment scam cases surge 60% this year, over RM750mil lost
Police said one of the methods involves syndicate members posing as forex brokers and offering various investment packages with the promise of quick profits, even within hours. PETALING JAYA : There has been a 60% rise in scammers running non-existent investment schemes this year, with victims losing more than RM750 million. Federal police said 4,368 cases were reported in the first six months of the year, a 60.8% increase from the 2,715 recorded in the same period last year involving RM350 million in losses. Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department director Rusdi Isa said one of the three main ploys utilised by scammers was wooing potential victims through ads posted on social media. Those who expressed interest would then be added to a WhatsApp group, where they would be 'taught' about the stock market by a self-proclaimed trader, Berita Harian reported. The victims are then told to register on a website to start investing, and to channel money to mule accounts. 'On their screens, it will say that they're making earnings. But when they try to withdraw their profits, they would get all kinds of suspicious excuses,' he said. The other method, known as 'high and fast money', involved syndicate members posing as foreign exchange brokers offering various investment packages with the promise of quick profits, even within hours. 'However, the victims would be asked to pay for the investment capital, brokerage fees, international withdrawal charges, and taxes. Despite making the payments, they do not get the profits they were promised,' he said. Rusdi said the third ploy involved the more orchestrated ponzi scheme, with the syndicate holding briefings online or even face-to-face and even setting up a physical office to dupe unsuspecting victims. After the victims were registered, they would be asked to deposit stablecoins such as USDT (a cryptocurrency also known as Tether) from their digital wallets to the investment platform. The investors would then be duped into adding more capital after seeing the 'profits' they were making in the system. 'However, the capital collected from new investors is used to pay for the returns of existing investors. When no new investors come in, the syndicate will stop making payouts and just disappear,' he said. Rusdi urged the public to be wary of such investment schemes and to take note of the modus operandi of these scam rings. He said they could visit to check on possible mule accounts, telephone numbers or companies that were being probed by police.
