Loan scam syndicate responsible for RM500k worth of losses busted


KUALA LUMPUR: A loan scam syndicate responsible for 32 cases, resulting in some RM500,000 worth of losses, was busted.

This follows the arrests of 21 people - 16 men and five women - as well as seizures of 53 mobile phones, three vehicles, five laptops, and 17 note books with details of 1,707 victims in total.

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