Stiffer penalties crucial to deter scammers, say experts


PETALING JAYA: Two British nationals who ran an international investment scam syndicate and cheated victims of over RM600,000 were jailed for six months and fined a total of RM320,000.

Last month, eight people who ran a non-existent job scam syndicate were fined RM6,000 each, with no jail term.

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