GEORGE TOWN: Penang police have crippled the biggest international Internet cheating syndicate operating in the state which caused losses of about RM10bil, with the arrest of 37 people in two simultaneous raids in two separate places here Friday.
The syndicate, more commonly known as "Macau scam" and is believed to be led by a Taiwanese, has cheated numerous China nationals by tricking them into depositing money into third-party accounts.
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