SMS scam case: Ex-telco customer service head is 17th suspect detained over alleged bribery


PUTRAJAYA: The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission has made its 17th arrest in the case of alleged bribery worth millions of ringgit as part of an SMS scam syndicate.

A former head of customer service in a telecommunications company has been remanded for five days to help in the probe.

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