Cops Bust SMS Scam With Arrest of 26

Just read on article on thestar.com.my about a group scamming money via SMS.

In Kuala Lumpur Malaysia a notorious SMS scam syndicate tricking victims into parting with their money by convincing them that they have won cash prizes has been busted with the arrest of 26 people.

This group is actually part of a SMS scam syndicate we busted last year in Tawau. Police also seized four laptops, 73 handphones, 41 account logbooks, ATM and credit cards and RM6,000 during the raid. Each laptop is able to send out up to 1,000 SMSes a day.

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