SHAH ALAM: Two separate raids led to the busting of an online gambling group and a scam call centre operating in the state.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Shazeli Kahar, at a press conference at the contingent headquarters here Tuesday (April 28), said that the raids were conducted on April 20 and 24.
The first case saw 10 suspects including a local man arrested for suspicions of operating an online gambling syndicate that specially targeted Chinese nationals.
The suspects were believed to had acted as operators by offering gambling games to their victims online and promised high earnings.
“Victims would make payments via Alipay and WeChat Pay, and the funds would then be used by syndicate members in a non-existent online gambling system,” he said.
The suspects, aged between 18 and 33 years old, have been remanded until May 10 following the end of their first remand period.
The second case saw three suspects arrested on April 24 in Subang Jaya.
The trio were believed to had offered investment schemes to victims via the Omnissa Horizon Client website.
“It is believed that the scam syndicate also targeted Chinese nationals, he said.
He added that the suspects have been remanded for four days, until April 28.
