SHAH ALAM: The "financial arm" of a scam syndicate is believed to have been crippled with the arrest of six suspects, including a Vietnamese woman.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said those arrested were believed to be responsible for withdrawing up to RM200,000 daily from more than 100 mule accounts using ATM cards.
"We detained four Malaysian men, a Malaysian woman and a Vietnamese woman, aged between 30 and 40, on Sunday (Jan 26).
"We believe the funds were derived from scam-related activities," he told a press conference at state police headquarters here on Friday (Jan 31).
Police also seized 10 mobile phones, RM200,000 in cash and 122 ATM cards, he added.
"The suspects received instructions through Telegram and WhatsApp.
"They would receive ATM cards from runners and withdraw cash from banks in the Klang Valley.
"After reaching the RM200,000 daily target, the suspects then handed the cash to the runners," he said, adding that it would be used for other scam activities and to buy digital currencies.
"We are also identifying the mule bank account holders.
"Under the amended Section 424B of the Penal Code, stern action can be taken against these account holders as well," he said.
