Police seize call-centre equipment and detain 12 foreigners in Pahang fraud bust

Following an Immigration Department raid on a shuttered resort in Sungai Lembing, police carried out coordinated sweeps of five more locations, detaining a total of 12 foreigners. Acting Pahang police chief Datuk Azry Akmar Ayob said the suspects included ten Chinese nationals, an Indian citizen and a Myanmar woman, all aged between 21 and 35 and without prior records. Seized items comprised 14 mobile phones, seven computers, a laptop, two Wi-Fi routers and a vehicle, valued at roughly RM215,000.

Investigators allege the syndicate operated an online investment call centre, luring victims in China and Europe with promises of high returns on a non-existent scheme. Communication logs between the operators and victims were recovered. The case will be prosecuted under Section 420 for cheating and Section 120B for criminal conspiracy to cheat.