Police arrest 35 foreigners in Penang love scam, gold investment fraud raids

Police arrested 35 foreign nationals in raids on two Bayan Lepas residences for suspected involvement in online love scam and gold investment frauds.

The suspects included 33 Chinese men, one Chinese woman, and one Taiwanese man, with police seizing mobile phones and laptops valued at RM60,000.

An accident involving a Rapid Penang bus and a motorcycle resulted in a motorcyclist's death, with investigations ongoing under the Road Transport Act 1987.

GEORGE TOWN, Nov 4 — Police arrested 35 foreign nationals suspected of involvement in an online fraud syndicate specialising in love scams and gold investment schemes during raids on two residences in Bayan Lepas, near here, last Monday.

Barat Daya police chief ACP Anuwal Ab Wahab said the suspects, comprising 33 Chinese men, one Chinese woman and one Taiwanese man, were arrested in an operation conducted by the district’s Commercial Crime Investigation Division in collaboration with the Penang Contingent Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID).

“Preliminary investigations revealed that the syndicate began operating last September, targeting Chinese national women aged between 18 and 46 through the Telegram application,” he said in a statement today.

He said police also seized 119 mobile phones, three laptops and chargers, believed to have been used to facilitate the syndicate’s activities, with the total estimated value of the seized items amounting to RM60,000.

All the suspects are on remand to assist in investigations under Sections 420 and 120B of the Penal Code.

In another development, Anuwal said police were conducting further investigations into an accident involving a Rapid Penang bus and a motorcycle along Jalan Mayang Pasir, near here, last night, which claimed the life of a 29-year-old motorcyclist.

He said police were recording witness statements, reviewing closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage and examining the vehicles involved to assist in investigations under Section 41(1) of the Road Transport Act 1987, relating to causing death by reckless or dangerous driving. — Bernama

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警方突击搜查了峇六拜的两处住所，逮捕了 35 名涉嫌参与网络爱情诈骗和黄金投资诈骗的外国公民。

嫌疑人包括 33 名中国男子、1 名中国女子和 1 名台湾男子，警方缴获了价值 6 万令吉的手机和笔记本电脑。

槟城快捷巴士与摩托车发生事故，导致一名摩托车骑手死亡，目前正根据 1987 年道路交通法进行调查。

乔治市，11月4日讯——警方上周一突击搜查了附近峇六拜的两处住所，逮捕了35名涉嫌参与网络诈骗团伙的外国公民，该团伙专门从事爱情诈骗和黄金投资计划。

巴拉特达亚警区主任助理警监阿努瓦尔·阿卜·瓦哈卜表示，这三名嫌疑人包括 33 名中国男子、1 名中国女子和 1 名台湾男子，他们是在该警区商业罪案调查部门与槟城特遣商业罪案调查局 (CCID) 联合开展的行动中被捕的。

“初步调查显示，该犯罪团伙从去年9月开始活动，通过Telegram应用程序以18至46岁的中国女性为目标，”他今天在一份声明中说。

他说，警方还缴获了 119 部手机、3 台笔记本电脑和充电器，据信这些物品被用于协助该犯罪集团的活动，缴获物品的总价值估计为 6 万令吉。

所有嫌疑人均被还押候审，以协助根据《刑法》第 420 条和第 120B 条进行调查。

另据报道，阿努瓦尔表示，警方正在对昨晚发生在附近 Jalan Mayang Pasir 的一起涉及槟城快捷巴士和摩托车的交通事故进行进一步调查，该事故导致一名 29 岁的摩托车骑手丧生。

他说，警方正在记录证人证词，查看闭路电视录像，并检查涉事车辆，以协助根据1987年《道路交通法》第41(1)条（关于鲁莽或危险驾驶致人死亡的条款）进行调查。——马新社

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