KUALA LUMPUR (June 3): Claims that online scam syndicates previously operating in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have relocated their operational centres to Malaysia have yet to be verified by the police.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa said the Royal Malaysian Police views the allegation seriously and will obtain further information to assist investigations.
“At this stage, the claim cannot be confirmed, but we will obtain the relevant information from the Malaysian International Humanitarian Organisation (MHO),” he said when contacted here on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, MHO secretary general Datuk Hishamuddin Hashim revealed that international syndicates are believed to have made Malaysia their latest operational hub to avoid detection by authorities following operations conducted by the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Hishamuddin said his organisation had identified at least two strategic locations in Malaysia that were being used as major operational centres by the syndicates.