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Authorities have dismantled a sophisticated fraud operation where criminal syndicates impersonated foreign police officers. Five simultaneous raids on call centres in Selangor resulted in 40 arrests in what marks an escalation of impersonation-based crimes targeting the region.
Two women have been charged in Kota Kinabalu's Sessions Court with conspiracy to commit fraud in connection with an alleged traditional healing scam. The charges involve deceiving three female victims.
Malaysian police have dismantled an online romance scam operation targeting Japanese citizens, resulting in the arrest of seven Chinese nationals during a raid on a commercial premises in Alor Star.