Authorities bust syndicate behind fake SMS scams using illegal signal equipment


PETALING JAYA: Authorities have busted a syndicate behind fake SMS scams using illegal mobile signal equipment in Kuala Lumpur.

The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC), working with the police, said one man was caught operating a “Fake Base Transceiver Station” (Fake BTS) from a parked vehicle near a major shopping mall.

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