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Five held after luxury home in Iskandar Puteri allegedly used to scam Singaporeans

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 18 — A luxury house in Iskandar Puteri allegedly used as a call centre to lure Singaporeans into fake investments has been raided, with five suspects...

Malay MailMalay Mail2026-10-18 09:06查看原文 ↗

A luxury house in Iskandar Puteri, allegedly operating as a call center for a fake investment scheme targeting Singaporeans, has been raided by Johor police, resulting in the arrest of five suspects, including three Malaysians and two foreign nationals.

The syndicate reportedly promised returns between 100% and 300%, primarily deceiving senior citizens.

Electronic devices valued over RM100,000 were seized, and the suspects were recruited via social media with monthly salary offers.

Johor police recorded nearly 10,000 scam reports totaling RM212.6 million in losses this year, prompting calls for stricter penalties and deportation of foreign offenders involved in such scams.

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 18 — A luxury house in Iskandar Puteri allegedly used as a call centre to lure Singaporeans into fake investments has been raided, with five suspects arrested.

The syndicate allegedly promised returns of between 100 and 300 per cent, with senior citizens believed to make up most of its victims, The Star reported today.

“The foreigners, a Chinese national and an Indonesian, were women,” a police official was quoted as saying, without being named.

The five suspects, aged between 18 and 41, comprised three Malaysians and two foreigners, and were recruited through social media with promises of monthly salaries of about RM3,000 as customer relations officers, the report said.

Police seized electronic devices worth more than RM100,000, while investigations continue.

Johor recorded 9,897 scam investigation papers involving RM212.6 million in losses between January and September this year, with an average of 37 scam reports filed daily, state police chief Datuk Ab Rahaman Arsad said.

Malaysian Community Crime Care Pahang branch chairman Daniel Khoo called for tougher action against syndicate members, arguing that fines under the Passport Act were insufficient and that foreign offenders should be deported and barred from re-entering Malaysia.

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柔佛警方突袭了位于依斯干达公主城的一处豪宅，该豪宅被指控为针对新加坡人的虚假投资计划的呼叫中心，导致五名嫌疑人被捕，其中包括三名马来西亚人和两名外国公民。

据报道，该犯罪集团承诺提供 100% 至 300% 的回报，主要欺骗老年人。

警方缴获了价值超过 10 万令吉的电子设备，嫌疑人是通过社交媒体以月薪为诱饵招募的。

今年柔佛警方记录了近 1 万起诈骗报案，总损失达 2.126 亿令吉，这引发了人们对更严厉的处罚以及将参与此类诈骗的外国罪犯驱逐出境的呼吁。

新山，10月18日讯——位于依斯干达公主城的一栋豪宅被指控用作呼叫中心，诱骗新加坡人进行虚假投资，警方已对其进行突击搜查，并逮捕了五名嫌疑人。

据《星报》今日报道，该犯罪团伙承诺提供 100% 至 300% 的回报，受害者大多为老年人。

一位不愿透露姓名的警官表示：“这两名外国人，一名中国公民和一名印度尼西亚公民，都是女性。”

报告称，这五名嫌疑人年龄介于 18 岁至 41 岁之间，包括三名马来西亚人和两名外国人，他们通过社交媒体被招募，被承诺每月可获得约 3000 令吉的薪水，担任客户关系专员。

警方查获价值超过10万令吉的电子设备，调查仍在进行中。