KUALA LUMPUR: In a special operation nationwide, Bukit Aman detained 44 people whose bank accounts were used for fraudulent online activities that resulted in RM17.29mil losses.
The suspects – 27 women and 17 men aged between 21 and 57 – were owners of “mule bank accounts” and they were complicit in letting their accounts be used by syndicates of the Macau Scam, African scam and e-financial fraud.
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