Published: Friday July 15, 2011 MYT 6:14:00 PM
Police nab 5 South Americans for stealing RM1.66mil in jewellery at KLIA
SHAH ALAM: Police arrested five South American men who allegedly stole diamonds and jewellery worth RM1.66mil from six Hong Kong jewellers at the KL International Airport (KLIA) on Monday.
Selangor CID chief SAC Mohd Adnan Abdullah said the thefts occurred in two separate cases at the departure hall of the airport after the jewellers, who took part in the just concluded international jewellery fair in Kuala Lumpur from July 7 to 10, were distracted.
He said the jewellers were waiting for their flights home when the jewel thieves struck.
In the first incident at about 8am, a jeweller, who was responsible for three bags of diamond and jewellery worth RM257,040 discovered two of the bags on a trolley were missing seconds after he was approached by a South American man.
The South American man patted the jeweller on the shoulder and asked him some questions that he could not understand, Mohd Adnan told a news conference here on Friday.
In the second incident at 8.45am, a jeweller, who was waiting for his colleague and had ordered food at a fast food restaurant, found one of two bags of diamond and jewellery worth RM1.4mil beside him had been replaced by another bag minutes after he was greeted by a South American woman.
Mohd Adnan said the replacement bag contained several clothing items and wigs.
He said the police arrested four male suspects aged between 25 and 50 in a hired car at 6.20pm on Tuesday outside a supermarket in Petaling Jaya and a 32-year-old suspect at a restaurant in Sunway at 12.20am on Wednesday.
The police were tracking the other suspects but had yet to recover the loot, he said, adding that the five South American suspected were remanded until Sunday to facilitate investigations. - Bernama
Friday, July 15, 2011
Friday, June 17, 2011
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Monday, June 6, 2011
Amnesty scam
Tuesday June 7, 2011
By SIRA HABIBU and STEVEN DANIEL
newsdesk@thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Several companies claiming to represent the Home Ministry are under probe by the ministry for collecting money to legalise illegal immigrants.
It is learnt that some of the companies were collecting about RM800 per illegal immigrant under the Government's 6P programme which is a large scale legalisation and amnesty exercise to reduce the number of illegal immigrants in Malaysia, estimated at about two million.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the unscrupulous companies are being blacklisted as the ministry had not authorised any company or agent to collect money under the programme.
“The police and the Special Branch are already hot on the heels of the errant companies,'' he told The Star.
“I know it is happening. We will not tolerate this. If they collect money up front, out they go.
“We are blacklisting the errant companies, no matter how good or capable they are,'' he said.
The 6P programme which is aimed at registering, legalising, pardoning, monitoring, enforcing and deporting illegal immigrants, is expected to be finalised by the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Illegal Workers which is scheduled to meet soon.
On Monday, The Star which reported on the amnesty exercise, had said that under the programme, illegal immigrants could return to their country without being prosecuted. They, however, must first have their thumbprints recorded and stored in the Immigration Department database.
Hishammuddin said the ministry was in the process of screening several agencies interested in participating in the programme to help register illegal workers.
“We are starting with the biometric system, as we can use thumbprints to register illegal immigrants. We can track their movement, like the duration of stay in the country.
“We can also use the system to track those who returned to the country under a different name after deportation,'' he said, adding that documents could be forged, but not fingerprints.
He said the programme that was mooted 18 months ago would be implemented in a month's time.
“We are venturing into a new territory, that require much efforts from the right agencies in the right working environment,” he said, adding that other countries could emulate the Malaysian model to check human trafficking and other transborder crimes such as money laundering, drug trafficking, arms smuggling and terrorism.
“We can have all the basic information that can be shared by any agencies. We can share the information among other countries, and not only with Interpol,'' he said.
By SIRA HABIBU and STEVEN DANIEL
newsdesk@thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: Several companies claiming to represent the Home Ministry are under probe by the ministry for collecting money to legalise illegal immigrants.
It is learnt that some of the companies were collecting about RM800 per illegal immigrant under the Government's 6P programme which is a large scale legalisation and amnesty exercise to reduce the number of illegal immigrants in Malaysia, estimated at about two million.
Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the unscrupulous companies are being blacklisted as the ministry had not authorised any company or agent to collect money under the programme.
“The police and the Special Branch are already hot on the heels of the errant companies,'' he told The Star.
“I know it is happening. We will not tolerate this. If they collect money up front, out they go.
“We are blacklisting the errant companies, no matter how good or capable they are,'' he said.
The 6P programme which is aimed at registering, legalising, pardoning, monitoring, enforcing and deporting illegal immigrants, is expected to be finalised by the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Illegal Workers which is scheduled to meet soon.
On Monday, The Star which reported on the amnesty exercise, had said that under the programme, illegal immigrants could return to their country without being prosecuted. They, however, must first have their thumbprints recorded and stored in the Immigration Department database.
Hishammuddin said the ministry was in the process of screening several agencies interested in participating in the programme to help register illegal workers.
“We are starting with the biometric system, as we can use thumbprints to register illegal immigrants. We can track their movement, like the duration of stay in the country.
“We can also use the system to track those who returned to the country under a different name after deportation,'' he said, adding that documents could be forged, but not fingerprints.
He said the programme that was mooted 18 months ago would be implemented in a month's time.
“We are venturing into a new territory, that require much efforts from the right agencies in the right working environment,” he said, adding that other countries could emulate the Malaysian model to check human trafficking and other transborder crimes such as money laundering, drug trafficking, arms smuggling and terrorism.
“We can have all the basic information that can be shared by any agencies. We can share the information among other countries, and not only with Interpol,'' he said.
Friday, April 15, 2011
傳真中獎證書詐財 3人中招失3萬
更新: April 15, 2011 17:58
傳真中獎證書詐財
3人中招失3萬
獨家報導：蘇美燕
（仁嘉隆15日訊）國際電話老千集團詐財新招，向獵物出示“香港電器公司幸運抽獎”的“中獎證書”，引君入瓮，3人包括1名大學生不幸中招，共被騙走約3萬令吉，欲哭無淚！
老千首先假稱是某電器公司高層，打電話給受害者，恭喜他們被該公司抽中，贏得38萬港元（約11萬8582令吉）。
接著，老千會把香港特別行政區政府發出的“機密文件”副本，傳真方式給受害者。
這張A4紙大小的“中獎證書”寫著受害者的身分資料，獎金登記編號及獎金額，並附有香港法院法令核准及限期領取，否則這筆獎金將被涷結。
印有港稅務局印章
此外，該證書還印有香港特區稅務局印章，稅務局督察及稽查員簽名，地址為香港灣仔告士道5路稅務大廈。
老千集團最近在仁嘉隆行騙，至少已有3名居民中招，受害者分別有大學生、家庭主婦和專業人士。
老千在取信於受害人後，後以需要手續費為由，要求受害者匯錢入該公司戶頭，受害者初時不疑有詐而照辦，不料對方過後一直催促他們再匯錢，他們起疑，方知上了老千大當。
其中一名受騙的家庭主婦鄭春紅，今天向仁嘉隆村長陳貞興投訴，並通過《中國報》揭發老千詐財伎倆，以免其他人受騙。
另一方面，仁嘉隆警局主任巴哈魯丁曹長，吁請受騙的村民向警方投報，以協助當局調查工作。
傳真中獎證書詐財
3人中招失3萬
獨家報導：蘇美燕
（仁嘉隆15日訊）國際電話老千集團詐財新招，向獵物出示“香港電器公司幸運抽獎”的“中獎證書”，引君入瓮，3人包括1名大學生不幸中招，共被騙走約3萬令吉，欲哭無淚！
老千首先假稱是某電器公司高層，打電話給受害者，恭喜他們被該公司抽中，贏得38萬港元（約11萬8582令吉）。
接著，老千會把香港特別行政區政府發出的“機密文件”副本，傳真方式給受害者。
這張A4紙大小的“中獎證書”寫著受害者的身分資料，獎金登記編號及獎金額，並附有香港法院法令核准及限期領取，否則這筆獎金將被涷結。
印有港稅務局印章
此外，該證書還印有香港特區稅務局印章，稅務局督察及稽查員簽名，地址為香港灣仔告士道5路稅務大廈。
老千集團最近在仁嘉隆行騙，至少已有3名居民中招，受害者分別有大學生、家庭主婦和專業人士。
老千在取信於受害人後，後以需要手續費為由，要求受害者匯錢入該公司戶頭，受害者初時不疑有詐而照辦，不料對方過後一直催促他們再匯錢，他們起疑，方知上了老千大當。
其中一名受騙的家庭主婦鄭春紅，今天向仁嘉隆村長陳貞興投訴，並通過《中國報》揭發老千詐財伎倆，以免其他人受騙。
另一方面，仁嘉隆警局主任巴哈魯丁曹長，吁請受騙的村民向警方投報，以協助當局調查工作。
慈善當幌子．合約騙商家 熱心夫婦捲600萬
更新: April 15, 2011 17:58
慈善當幌子．合約騙商家
熱心夫婦捲600萬
（安順15日訊）平日熱心捐獻神廟、學校的“慈善教育家”夫婦，搖身一變成為“政府合約”老千；5名商家各被騙可獲取政府保留地、水果、雜貨供應合約或水利工程等，損失共600萬令吉。
其中一名商家更被騙高達518萬方令吉，他全以現款分批繳給上述夫婦，以獲取1億1000萬令吉水利工程，但最后有關承諾沒有被實現。
受害者皆年過半百
下霹靂警區主任伍國樑助理總監指出，警方已接獲5名受害者的報案，警方高度關注此宗下霹靂區有史以來最大宗的欺騙案。
被騙者都是分成數次繳付或匯款給嫌犯，受害者皆是年齡50歲以上的華裔，其中一人更高齡73歲。
伍國樑今日在商業犯罪調查組鄭潤華助理警監陪同下，召開記者會。
他說，男嫌犯曾在其他地區涉及7宗欺騙案，搬來安順百利宛附近的柏加沙花園租住已有約11年。
伍氏說，相信還有另外3名或更多商家被騙，他促請受害者向警方投報，以助展開調查。
他說，警方援引刑事法典第420條文（欺騙）調查此案，嫌犯若罪成，可被判坐牢最少1年，最高10年並施以鞭笞及可被罰款。
經常上門拜訪
他說，嫌犯通常會想方設法靠近目標人物，並博取受害者信任，甚至會攜帶家人經常與受害人吃飯或上門拜訪，拉近感情。
嫌犯會在有意無意間展露出財物及奢侈作風，包括經常捐款給神廟及學校，在受害人前展示“闊綽”作風。
他說，嫌犯會在“無意間”透露有“發財門路”，指有特殊管道可獲得政府保留地或工程，以引起受害者的注意及興趣。
為獲取該地段或工程，必須給涉及的官員“台底錢”，受害人相信后就委托嫌犯為代理人，並逐步匯款或直接交現款給嫌犯。
相交6年朋友竟是老千
商人心痛被騙感情
獨家報導：蔡耀樑
“沒有想到相交6年的好朋友夫婦竟是大老千，我不只損失錢財，心里也很傷痛！”
一名商家向《中國報》指出，他與涉案夫婦是非常要好的朋友，兩家人經常吃飯、喝茶見面及上門拜訪，感情非常要好。
該名不願名字樣貌見報的商家說，在知悉被騙鉅款后，不只心痛錢財損失，心里也似被重擊一般。
他說，有段日子他幾乎頭痛欲裂，瀕臨患上憂鬱症，所幸最后在朋友勸告下想通了，只好接受事實。
他說，在偶然機會下認識嫌犯，之后相交甚好，嫌犯經常帶同妻子及3名孩子，與他的家人一起相約吃飯，也時經互相上門拜訪。
他說，嫌犯也經常熱心捐獻給神廟、學校等，每次“出手”都是動輒5000令吉以上，一二萬令吉的捐獻，面不改色。
“他常以無名氏方式捐款，指幕后有來自紅土坎的大老板，有許多工程及‘門路’， 是老板的代理人。”
他說，嫌犯為人很鎮定及好口才，以他從商20餘年的經驗，都未有發覺到有蹊蹺之處，在“偶然”下，嫌犯介紹他“購買”一塊政府保留地，唯需一筆錢來周旋。
據他知悉，“合股”的約有4人，包括嫌犯本身，但后者沒有透露他人身分及入股的真正數目。
他說，嫌犯經常帶他到各政府部門或機構處，但每次只有嫌犯進入主管辦事處，他受指示在外面等候，不要露面。
他說，年前發覺事情開始不對勁，他向嫌犯要求退股，在多番周旋下，嫌犯有歸還部分款項，但仍有逾半款項追討不回。
他拒絕透露損失多少錢財，他將在日內報案。
慈善當幌子．合約騙商家
熱心夫婦捲600萬
（安順15日訊）平日熱心捐獻神廟、學校的“慈善教育家”夫婦，搖身一變成為“政府合約”老千；5名商家各被騙可獲取政府保留地、水果、雜貨供應合約或水利工程等，損失共600萬令吉。
其中一名商家更被騙高達518萬方令吉，他全以現款分批繳給上述夫婦，以獲取1億1000萬令吉水利工程，但最后有關承諾沒有被實現。
受害者皆年過半百
下霹靂警區主任伍國樑助理總監指出，警方已接獲5名受害者的報案，警方高度關注此宗下霹靂區有史以來最大宗的欺騙案。
被騙者都是分成數次繳付或匯款給嫌犯，受害者皆是年齡50歲以上的華裔，其中一人更高齡73歲。
伍國樑今日在商業犯罪調查組鄭潤華助理警監陪同下，召開記者會。
他說，男嫌犯曾在其他地區涉及7宗欺騙案，搬來安順百利宛附近的柏加沙花園租住已有約11年。
伍氏說，相信還有另外3名或更多商家被騙，他促請受害者向警方投報，以助展開調查。
他說，警方援引刑事法典第420條文（欺騙）調查此案，嫌犯若罪成，可被判坐牢最少1年，最高10年並施以鞭笞及可被罰款。
經常上門拜訪
他說，嫌犯通常會想方設法靠近目標人物，並博取受害者信任，甚至會攜帶家人經常與受害人吃飯或上門拜訪，拉近感情。
嫌犯會在有意無意間展露出財物及奢侈作風，包括經常捐款給神廟及學校，在受害人前展示“闊綽”作風。
他說，嫌犯會在“無意間”透露有“發財門路”，指有特殊管道可獲得政府保留地或工程，以引起受害者的注意及興趣。
為獲取該地段或工程，必須給涉及的官員“台底錢”，受害人相信后就委托嫌犯為代理人，並逐步匯款或直接交現款給嫌犯。
相交6年朋友竟是老千
商人心痛被騙感情
獨家報導：蔡耀樑
“沒有想到相交6年的好朋友夫婦竟是大老千，我不只損失錢財，心里也很傷痛！”
一名商家向《中國報》指出，他與涉案夫婦是非常要好的朋友，兩家人經常吃飯、喝茶見面及上門拜訪，感情非常要好。
該名不願名字樣貌見報的商家說，在知悉被騙鉅款后，不只心痛錢財損失，心里也似被重擊一般。
他說，有段日子他幾乎頭痛欲裂，瀕臨患上憂鬱症，所幸最后在朋友勸告下想通了，只好接受事實。
他說，在偶然機會下認識嫌犯，之后相交甚好，嫌犯經常帶同妻子及3名孩子，與他的家人一起相約吃飯，也時經互相上門拜訪。
他說，嫌犯也經常熱心捐獻給神廟、學校等，每次“出手”都是動輒5000令吉以上，一二萬令吉的捐獻，面不改色。
“他常以無名氏方式捐款，指幕后有來自紅土坎的大老板，有許多工程及‘門路’， 是老板的代理人。”
他說，嫌犯為人很鎮定及好口才，以他從商20餘年的經驗，都未有發覺到有蹊蹺之處，在“偶然”下，嫌犯介紹他“購買”一塊政府保留地，唯需一筆錢來周旋。
據他知悉，“合股”的約有4人，包括嫌犯本身，但后者沒有透露他人身分及入股的真正數目。
他說，嫌犯經常帶他到各政府部門或機構處，但每次只有嫌犯進入主管辦事處，他受指示在外面等候，不要露面。
他說，年前發覺事情開始不對勁，他向嫌犯要求退股，在多番周旋下，嫌犯有歸還部分款項，但仍有逾半款項追討不回。
他拒絕透露損失多少錢財，他將在日內報案。
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
偷信換晶片盜刷百萬 破不法集團．7郵差落網
更新: April 12, 2011 18:12
偷信換晶片盜刷百萬
破不法集團．7郵差落網
銀行寄給用戶的信用卡，被郵差「偷龍轉鳳」，偷走信用卡內的晶片。（攝影：覃福榮）
（吉隆坡12日訊）假卡真晶片，真卡假晶片；不法集團偷天換日，盜刷百萬令吉！
不法集團和郵局職員勾結，盜取銀行寄給用戶的新信用卡郵件，盜走真晶片后，再把信用卡換上假晶片，“如常”寄給用戶。
用戶收到新卡並“啟動”后，持有真晶片假卡的不法集團便能進行盜刷，瘋狂購物，賬卻算在用戶頭上。
吉隆坡警方近日在大破此假卡集團，在市內逮捕13人，包括7名郵差及1名國民登記局官員；初步調查，他們由2009年至今至少犯下11宗案件，盜刷了逾百萬令吉。
受害者不知情啟動信用卡
吉隆坡副總警長拿督阿馬星今日在蕉賴警區舉行的記者會上說，假卡集團會購買大量的名牌電子產品及高級時尚服飾物品等，再轉售牟利。
他說，警方于本月1日至9日期間，成功在巴生谷一帶搗破這個由至少13人組成的假卡集團。
“此假卡集團是通過郵差盜走銀行所寄出的信用卡郵件，再透過該國民登記局官員核對身分后，取出原有信用卡的真晶片，換入假晶片，再將此信用卡寄給受害者。”
阿馬星說，受害者在收到假晶片信用卡后，在不知情的情況下啟動信用卡，使假卡集團得以盜刷；受害者收到月結單后，才驚覺被盜刷。
他說，該13名嫌犯中，2人為華裔男子、8人是巫裔男子、華、巫、印裔女子各一名。他們年齡介于25歲至40歲，除了7人是郵差及1人是國民登記局官員，其余5人都是無業。警方也還在追查余黨下落。
他說，警方在此行動中起獲由多間銀行發出的的10張信用卡、11封遭郵差“騎劫”的信用卡郵件及19架各款手機。
偷信換晶片盜刷百萬
破不法集團．7郵差落網
銀行寄給用戶的信用卡，被郵差「偷龍轉鳳」，偷走信用卡內的晶片。（攝影：覃福榮）
（吉隆坡12日訊）假卡真晶片，真卡假晶片；不法集團偷天換日，盜刷百萬令吉！
不法集團和郵局職員勾結，盜取銀行寄給用戶的新信用卡郵件，盜走真晶片后，再把信用卡換上假晶片，“如常”寄給用戶。
用戶收到新卡並“啟動”后，持有真晶片假卡的不法集團便能進行盜刷，瘋狂購物，賬卻算在用戶頭上。
吉隆坡警方近日在大破此假卡集團，在市內逮捕13人，包括7名郵差及1名國民登記局官員；初步調查，他們由2009年至今至少犯下11宗案件，盜刷了逾百萬令吉。
受害者不知情啟動信用卡
吉隆坡副總警長拿督阿馬星今日在蕉賴警區舉行的記者會上說，假卡集團會購買大量的名牌電子產品及高級時尚服飾物品等，再轉售牟利。
他說，警方于本月1日至9日期間，成功在巴生谷一帶搗破這個由至少13人組成的假卡集團。
“此假卡集團是通過郵差盜走銀行所寄出的信用卡郵件，再透過該國民登記局官員核對身分后，取出原有信用卡的真晶片，換入假晶片，再將此信用卡寄給受害者。”
阿馬星說，受害者在收到假晶片信用卡后，在不知情的情況下啟動信用卡，使假卡集團得以盜刷；受害者收到月結單后，才驚覺被盜刷。
他說，該13名嫌犯中，2人為華裔男子、8人是巫裔男子、華、巫、印裔女子各一名。他們年齡介于25歲至40歲，除了7人是郵差及1人是國民登記局官員，其余5人都是無業。警方也還在追查余黨下落。
他說，警方在此行動中起獲由多間銀行發出的的10張信用卡、11封遭郵差“騎劫”的信用卡郵件及19架各款手機。
Credit cards stolen from the mail and used for fraud
Wednesday April 13, 2011
Credit cards stolen from the mail and used for fraud
By AUSTIN CAMOENS
austin@thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of seven postmen intercepted letters containing credit cards, switched the microchips of the cards with fake ones and then delivered them to the applicants.
The postmen, with the help of other syndicate members, then used the cards with the original microchips to go on a spending spree.
The syndicate that has been operating since 2009 chalked up close to RM1mil in purchases.
City deputy police chief Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) Datuk Amar Singh said police got wind of the syndicate after they arrested one of its members in the act of stealing a credit card at the Shamelin post office last week.
“The postmen would intercept the new credit cards in the mail and switch the microchips with fake ones before repacking the mail and sending them to the applicants,” he told a press conference at the Cheras police headquarters yesterday.
SAC Amar said the syndicate also had the help of a National Registration Department (NRD) officer who supplied them with the names of the mothers of the real credit card applicants.
The names would be needed to activate the cards.
He added that the syndicate members would then go on a spending spree before the applicant reports the unauthorised use of the cards.
“After questioning the suspect, we arrested the rest of the syndicate, including the NRD officer, and seized 10 credit cards and credit card letters.
“The syndicate had racked up between RM500,000 and RM1mil in credit card charges for purchases of luxury items including electronic goods,” he said.
He added that police had already connected the syndicate to 11 cases within the Klang Valley, but believe that they were involved in many more cases.
SAC Amar said the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for fraud.
“We are also in talks with banks and credit card companies to find a more fool-proof way to get credit cards to the rightful owners in future,” he said.
Credit cards stolen from the mail and used for fraud
By AUSTIN CAMOENS
austin@thestar.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: A group of seven postmen intercepted letters containing credit cards, switched the microchips of the cards with fake ones and then delivered them to the applicants.
The postmen, with the help of other syndicate members, then used the cards with the original microchips to go on a spending spree.
The syndicate that has been operating since 2009 chalked up close to RM1mil in purchases.
City deputy police chief Senior Assistant Commissioner (SAC) Datuk Amar Singh said police got wind of the syndicate after they arrested one of its members in the act of stealing a credit card at the Shamelin post office last week.
“The postmen would intercept the new credit cards in the mail and switch the microchips with fake ones before repacking the mail and sending them to the applicants,” he told a press conference at the Cheras police headquarters yesterday.
SAC Amar said the syndicate also had the help of a National Registration Department (NRD) officer who supplied them with the names of the mothers of the real credit card applicants.
The names would be needed to activate the cards.
He added that the syndicate members would then go on a spending spree before the applicant reports the unauthorised use of the cards.
“After questioning the suspect, we arrested the rest of the syndicate, including the NRD officer, and seized 10 credit cards and credit card letters.
“The syndicate had racked up between RM500,000 and RM1mil in credit card charges for purchases of luxury items including electronic goods,” he said.
He added that police had already connected the syndicate to 11 cases within the Klang Valley, but believe that they were involved in many more cases.
SAC Amar said the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for fraud.
“We are also in talks with banks and credit card companies to find a more fool-proof way to get credit cards to the rightful owners in future,” he said.
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