‘Ayam kampung’ scam comes home to roost


KUALA LUMPUR: The syndicate behind an “ayam kampung” investment scam, which duped victims of more than RM3.2mil, has been busted with the arrest of 11 people in a series of raids.

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the suspects – eight men and three women aged between 38 and 56 – were detained during raids in Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Terengganu and Labuan on June 26.

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