SEREMBAN: Police have crippled an online investment scam known as the “Ah Kit Group” following a raid at Taman Bukit Kepayang here.
Negri Sembilan police chief Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said a team from the state Commercial Crime Investigation Department arrested nine locals, including a woman, based on intelligence related to the illegal scheme.
The suspects are aged between 21 and 35.
He said police also seized 33 mobile phones, nine laptops, seven vehicles and 14 notebooks in last Sunday’s raid.
“Investigations revealed the group had been operating since January, using a house as a call centre to promote non-existent online investment schemes through messaging platforms such as Tantan, Tinder, Telegram and Facebook,” he said according to Bernama.
Ahmad Dzaffir said the syndicate offered RM3,000 salaries to operators at the call centre, and used gated residential areas as hostels and operational bases.
He said the group lured victims by claiming to represent legitimate companies and promising high returns on investments.
