IPOH, Nov 3 — Police arrested five Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in an investment scam syndicate during a raid on a house in Anjung Bercham Utama here last Friday.
Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the suspects, all men aged between 26 and 43, were detained at about 6.30 pm after the department received information about the scam.
“Based on initial investigations and conversation scripts found on seized computers, police believe the syndicate ran a call centre operation to carry out non-existent online investment scams.
“The syndicate is believed to have been operating from the premises since September, targeting victims in Germany,” he said in a statement last night.
