Kuala Lumpur police chief Azmi Abu Kassim said the suspects, comprising three locals and four foreigners, aged between 20 and 27 years old, were arrested by a team from the Bukit Aman commercial crime investigation department.

The seven men were arrested in a raid on two premises in Jalan Tun Razak yesterday. They are being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for committing fraud.

“The APK file allowed the syndicate to use the victim’s debit card because the victim entered their banking information when the file was downloaded.

“As a result, the victim’s debit card will be used through an electronic payment application without the victim’s knowledge and preliminary investigations found that this syndicate has been operating for three months in Kuala Lumpur,” Bernama reported.

In the raid, he said police also confiscated 28 mobile phones and five computers believed to be used by the syndicate.

He said the members of the syndicate, who “acted” as customer service officers, were paid a salary of RM4,000.

Azmi also advised the public not to be easily deceived by offers from unknown origins and to report any syndicates to the National Scam Response Centre at 997.