Scammers using shell companies, fake businesses to move their money, says CCID chief


KUALA LUMPUR: Beyond just making use of mule account holders, scammers are now setting up shell companies and fake businesses to move their ill-gotten gains.

"So far we have detected 86 shell companies and 70 dubious businesses used by scam syndicates," Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf told a press conference on Monday (Nov 20).

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