Five men pretending to be women online arrested over fake bitcoin investment


KAJANG: Five men who posed as women on social media sites were detained for allegedly running a bitcoin investment scam.

Kajang OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Zaid Hassan said the suspects - aged between 23 and 32 years old - were detained following a raid at Batu 9, Cheras, at about 8pm on Wednesday (July 20).

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