Police cripple transnational scam empire, arrest over 330 in biggest-ever Forest City swoop
Malaysian police arrested over 330 individuals in a massive crackdown on transnational scam syndicates operating out of luxury properties in Forest City. The groups allegedly targeted victims across Asia, Europe, and the US through romance and cryptocurrency fraud.
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This operation represents a significant blow to organized cyber-fraud networks that have increasingly used Southeast Asian hubs to conduct global financial crimes.
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The arrests expose an international fraud network that allegedly targeted victims across Asia, Europe and the United States in what is believed to be Malaysia's largest-ever crackdown
Updated 9 hours ago · Published on 28 Jul 2026 8:28AM
POLICE have dismantled two large-scale international scam syndicates operating from luxury properties in and around Forest City, arresting more than 330 people in what is believed to be the country's largest coordinated enforcement operation against illegal call centres.
The coordinated raids, conducted over recent days, targeted dozens of high-end apartments and bungalows that investigators believe had been converted into sophisticated scam centres serving transnational criminal networks.
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