Police arrest 8 in RM4.4 million scam bust
Police secretary Noorsiah Saaduddin says six women and two men have been detained on suspicion of running the ‘sapiza ekstra saving’ scam. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, February 12, 2023.
Police secretary Noorsiah Saaduddin said six women and two men, ages 31 to 37, were detained on January 27 following raids in four states. Noorsiah said there were 116 police reports lodged nationwide against the scheme known as ‘sapiza ekstra saving’, with victims alleging they had collectively lost RM4.44 million.
According to Noorsiah, in 2021, the scheme started offering new saving plans of as low as RM250 to RM20,000 for a period of between two and five months.
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