Macau Scam spreads to South Korean shores

SHAH ALAM: Ten South Koreans have been arrested for being part of a Macau Scam syndicate.

The suspects, aged between 20 and 36, are believed to be specifically targeting victims in their homeland.

Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Mazlan Mansor said police raided a bungalow in Ampang on July 26 following a tip-off.

“We raided the house after two days of surveillance and arrested seven men and three women from South Korea.

“We also seized 14 computer CPUs, 28 monitors, seven telephones, three routers and five Internet adapters,” he told reporters at the Selangor police headquarters yesterday.

He said checks revealed that they were making calls to South Korea.

“We are working with our counterparts in South Korea to investigate their activities,” he said.

The owner of the bungalow has been identified and will be summoned for questioning.

“We are also looking for several suspects still at large,” Comm Mazlan said, adding this was the first time South Koreans had been arrested for such scams.