KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — The police busted two ‘black money’ syndicates masterminded by African nationals, with the arrest of six suspects, including four African students, here recently.
Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Wira Mohammad Sabtu Osman said the first case involved two African students whose modus operandi was to pose as trust holders and trick victims into thinking they had inherited US$12,520,050 (RM45,072,180).
He said, following a tip-off, the police detained the duo during a raid at a hotel on Feb 13.
Earlier, the suspects had conned a 58-year-old Australian woman into parting with US$26,500, in exchange for her ‘inheritance’ which they claimed to be holding in trust for her recently-deceased uncle.
The police chief said they handed the woman a bag containing the ‘inheritance’ which was nothing more than counterfeit currency with a face value of US$12,520,050.
The police also found two fake British High Commission identification cards in the bag.
Meanwhile, four people, including two Cameroonian nationals were detained by police at another hotel in connection with another ‘black money’ syndicate. The rest were locals aged 30, and 60.
Mohammad Sabtu said that from the suspects, the police seized a bag containing counterfeit currency.
“We conducted the raid after receiving information from a Bruneian victim who was cheated into paying US$50,000 to the suspects, with the hope that it would ‘multiply’ to RM300,000 as promised by the suspects,” he said.
Last year, a total of 38 cases involving fake money syndicates were reported, while 11 have been reported since January, this year. — Bernama
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