
MELAKA: Three men, one of them an Indonesian national, have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in an online loan-scam syndicate.
Melaka Tengah police chief Christopher Patit said one of the suspects was the syndicate’s supervisor, while the other two served as loan agents dealing directly with victims.
He said police raided a business premises which was used as a call centre to carry out online loan scams since March. Various equipment such as computers, mobile phones and networking devices were seized.
The three suspects, aged between 22 and 30, have been remanded for four days.