Posh condos a base for scam calls


Monthly meet: Comm Allaudeen taking part in the KL police monthly assembly at the contingent police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. — MUHAMAD SHAHRIL ROSLI/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: Most of the scam call centres raided in the city were located at luxury condominiums and apartments, says Comm Datuk Allaudeen Abdul Majid.

The Kuala Lumpur police chief said it was bewildering that such criminals were allowed to operate in such prestigious locations when, in fact, it was hard for regular people to even enter such premises.

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