Police arrest 13 in Teluk Intan raids, syndicate used Alipay accounts to move gambling proceeds

Police in Teluk Intan have apprehended 13 individuals connected to a syndicate involved in online gambling scams targeting Chinese nationals.

The group allegedly used Alipay accounts, created with Malaysian passport details, to process the illicit proceeds, earning commissions on each transaction.

During raids on September 28, officers seized several electronic devices, Malaysian passports, SIM cards, and a vehicle.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident, police are examining potential secret society links to the shooting of a businessman in Bidor.

TELUK INTAN, Oct 2 — Police have arrested 13 people over a syndicate that allegedly used Alipay accounts opened with Malaysians’ passport details to receive and transfer proceeds from online gambling scams targeting Chinese nationals.

Perak police chief Datuk Mohd Alwi Zainal Abidin said the suspects, comprising five Malaysians and eight Myanmar nationals aged between 20 and 44, were arrested in two raids here on Sept 28.

They were believed to have acted as the syndicate’s leaders and agents responsible for processing the accounts.

“Investigations found that the syndicate acted as a payment gateway agent to transfer proceeds from online gambling scams targeting Chinese nationals.

“The modus operandi involved using mobile phones for facial scans and offering RM500 to locals willing to open Alipay accounts by providing their Malaysian passport details,” he told a press conference at the Hilir Perak district police headquarters today.

Mohd Alwi said the syndicate, believed to have been operating since mid-July, had opened about 60 Alipay accounts using the personal details of local residents.

It allegedly earned a two per cent commission on each transaction, generating an estimated RM2,000 a day.

Police seized 65 mobile phones, a laptop, eight Malaysian passports, 71 SIM cards and an SUV worth RM190,000 during the raids. The case is being investigated under Sections 424A and 120(b).

On another development, Mohd Alwi said police have not ruled out secret society involvement in the shooting of a 41-year-old businessman at a petrol station in Bidor on Sept 29.

“We are not ruling out that possibility, but a thorough investigation will be conducted before any conclusion is reached,” he said, adding that police have recorded statements from 10 witnesses, including the victim.

The businessman suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder after he was allegedly shot by two armed assailants at a petrol station in Bidor Sentral at about 6 pm.

He is in stable condition after undergoing surgery at Seri Manjung Hospital. — Bernama

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安顺警方逮捕了 13 名与针对中国公民的网络赌博诈骗团伙有关的人员。

据称，该团伙使用以马来西亚护照信息创建的支付宝账户来处理非法所得，并从每笔交易中赚取佣金。

9月28日的突击搜查中，执法人员查获了多台电子设备、马来西亚护照、SIM卡和一辆汽车。

与此同时，在另一起事件中，警方正在调查比多尔一名商人遭枪击事件是否与秘密社团有关。

安顺，10月2日讯——警方逮捕了13名涉嫌利用马来西亚公民护照信息开设的支付宝账户，接收和转移针对中国公民的网络赌博诈骗所得的犯罪团伙成员。

霹雳州警察总长拿督莫哈末·阿维·扎伊纳尔·阿比丁表示，这五名嫌疑人（包括五名马来西亚人和八名缅甸人）年龄介于 20 岁至 44 岁之间，于 9 月 28 日在霹雳州的两次突袭行动中被捕。

据信他们是该犯罪集团的领导人和代理人，负责处理账目。

“调查发现，该犯罪集团充当支付网关代理，转移针对中国公民的在线赌博诈骗所得款项。

“作案手法是利用手机进行面部扫描，并向愿意提供马来西亚护照信息以开设支付宝账户的当地人提供 500 令吉，”他今天在霹雳州下区警察总部举行的新闻发布会上说。

莫哈末·阿尔维表示，该犯罪团伙据信从7月中旬开始运作，利用当地居民的个人信息开设了约60个支付宝账户。

据称，该平台每笔交易可赚取 2% 的佣金，每天可产生约 2000 令吉的收入。

警方在突击搜查中缴获了65部手机、一台笔记本电脑、8本马来西亚护照、71张SIM卡和一辆价值19万令吉的SUV。此案正根据《刑法》第424A条和第120(b)条进行调查。

另据报道，莫哈末·阿尔维表示，警方尚未排除秘密社团参与9月29日比多加油站枪击案的可能性，该案导致一名41岁的商人丧生。

“我们不排除这种可能性，但在得出任何结论之前，将会进行彻底调查，”他说，并补充说，警方已经记录了包括受害者在内的 10 名证人的证词。

据称，这名商人于下午 6 点左右在比多尔中央车站的一个加油站遭到两名持枪歹徒枪击，左肩中弹受伤。

他在斯里曼绒医院接受手术后，目前情况稳定。——马新社

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