KOTA KINABALU: The long arm of the law has finally caught up with the alleged mastermind of a Philippine investment scam who fled to Sabah after cheating 15,000 Filipinos of nearly 12bil pesos (RM895mil) last November.
Malaysian police nabbed the man in Ranau on Thursday, but it was for possession of suspected fake Malaysian identity documents.
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