KUALA LUMPUR (BERNAMA) – Eight individuals, including a woman, all of them locals, have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in a non-existent job scam.
Sentul district police Chief ACP Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari said all the suspects aged between 16 and 28 years old were arrested in raids at two condominium units in the Taman Wahyu Jinjang area, Malaysia, last Tuesday.
He said preliminary investigations found that the syndicate, which has been active since January this year, will send short messages through the WhatsApp application containing links to online job advertisements to people selected at random in the United Kingdom.
The syndicate is believed to be able to make a profit of up to USD3,000 a day, he said, adding that the case was investigated according to Section 420/511 of the Penal Code. All the suspects are on remand for four days from yesterday until tomorrow.
