Fake hospital calls, bogus investments and loan scams: Police arrest 36 in Perak

IPOH, Oct 27 — Perak police have busted three scam syndicates targeting Malaysian, Chinese and Japanese victims in separate raids in Ipoh and Kampar, arresting 36 people.

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said five Japanese men, aged 21 to 27, were arrested at a two-storey house in Kampung Simee at about 6.10pm on October 26 for allegedly impersonating staff from a Japanese hospital.

“An analysis of the devices found that the syndicate had been impersonating staff from a Japanese hospital, claiming victims’ family members had been involved in accidents and required emergency surgery,” he told a press conference at the Perak Police Headquarters today.

The syndicate allegedly demanded payment through Signal and used Japanese bank accounts to receive the money. Police seized 16 mobile phones, seven iPads and two routers worth RM22,500. The group had allegedly been operating since late September.

In a second raid at a factory in Bercham at about 12.05am on October 23, police arrested 25 Chinese nationals, including a woman, aged 26 to 41, over an alleged fake investment scheme targeting Chinese victims.

“The syndicate was using TikTok to promote the scheme before directing interested investors to Telegram for further communication,” Mohd Alwi said.

Victims were directed to the syndicate’s platform and asked to invest between 99 and 199 yuan.

The suspects allegedly recruited customers for a promised monthly salary of RM8,000.

Police seized 25 computers and four routers worth RM25,000.

All 25 were remanded for seven days from October 23 to 29.

In a third raid at two apartments in Bandar Agacia, Kampar, at about 6.30pm on October 22, police arrested five local men and a Thai woman, aged 19 to 30, over an alleged fake loan scam.

“Victims were asked to send their ATM cards and PINs by post as collateral to secure the loans. The syndicate then used the victims’ ATM cards to carry out online scams,” Mohd Alwi said.

Police seized 13 mobile phones and six ATM cards worth RM15,000. The syndicate had allegedly operated since June, recruiting agents through Facebook and paying them RM3,000 to RM5,000 a month.

Its bank accounts were also linked to five fake loan scam cases in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Johor and Sabah, while student apartments in Kampar were allegedly used as its base.

Mohd Alwi said the cases were being investigated for cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property under Section 420 of the Penal Code, and criminal conspiracy under Section 120B.

Those convicted could face up to 10 years’ imprisonment, whipping and a fine.

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怡保，10月27日讯——霹雳州警方在怡保和金宝分别展开突击行动，捣毁了三个针对马来西亚人、中国人和日本人的诈骗团伙，逮捕了36人。

霹雳州警察总长拿督莫哈末·阿维·扎伊纳尔·阿比丁表示，10月26日下午6点10分左右，警方在甘榜西米的一栋两层楼房内逮捕了五名年龄在21岁至27岁之间的日本男子，他们涉嫌冒充日本医院的工作人员。

“对这些设备的分析发现，该犯罪团伙冒充日本医院的工作人员，声称受害者家属遭遇事故需要紧急手术，”他今天在霹雳州警察总部举行的新闻发布会上说。

该犯罪团伙涉嫌通过Signal软件索要付款，并使用日本银行账户接收款项。警方缴获了16部手机、7台iPad和2台路由器，总价值22500令吉。该团伙据称自9月下旬开始活动。

10 月 23 日凌晨 12 点 05 分左右，警方在贝尔查姆的一家工厂进行第二次突击搜查，逮捕了 25 名中国公民，其中包括一名女性，年龄在 26 岁至 41 岁之间，他们涉嫌参与一项针对中国受害者的虚假投资计划。

“该犯罪集团先利用TikTok宣传该计划，然后再引导感兴趣的投资者到Telegram进行进一步沟通，”莫哈末·阿尔维说。

受害者被引导至该犯罪团伙的平台，并被要求投资 99 至 199 元人民币。

嫌疑人据称以承诺每月支付8000令吉的薪水为诱饵招募顾客。

警方查获了25台电脑和4台路由器，价值25000令吉。

25人全部被还押候审7天，从10月23日至29日。

10 月 22 日下午 6 点 30 分左右，警方在金宝镇 Bandar Agacia 的两间公寓进行第三次突击搜查，逮捕了 5 名当地男子和 1 名泰国女子，年龄在 19 岁至 30 岁之间，他们涉嫌参与虚假贷款诈骗。

“受害者被要求将他们的银行卡和密码邮寄出去作为贷款抵押。然后，该犯罪团伙利用受害者的银行卡进行网络诈骗，”莫哈末·阿尔维说。

警方缴获了13部手机和6张银行卡，总价值15000令吉。据称，该犯罪团伙自6月起开始活动，通过Facebook招募代理人，每月支付他们3000至5000令吉的报酬。

其银行账户还与雪兰莪、吉隆坡、柔佛和沙巴的五起虚假贷款诈骗案有关，而金宝的学生公寓据称被用作其据点。

莫哈末·阿尔维表示，这些案件正在根据《刑法》第 420 条进行调查，罪名包括欺诈和不诚实地诱使他人交付财产，以及根据第 120B 条进行刑事串谋。

被判有罪者最高可判处 10 年监禁、鞭刑和罚款。

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