Fifteen Indian nationals were detained in connection with a tourism package scam, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf.
At a press conference on Friday (July 12), the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said the company, which did not have any licence to operate, offered three packages - RM50,000 for 50 days, RM25,000 for 40 days and RM14,000 for 14 days, - to any country in the world.
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At a press conference on Friday (July 12), the Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said the company, which did not have any licence to operate, offered three packages - RM50,000 for 50 days, RM25,000 for 40 days and RM14,000 for 14 days, - to any country in the world.
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00:00The fifth achievement is the arrest of the syndicate for the fraud of the tourist package.
00:09If you want to be a tourist, you can be fooled now.
00:12Based on the information, the activity of the fraud of the tourist package,
00:16on July 1, 2024, a robbery was committed on a premises of an office in Kuala Lumpur.
00:23The result of the robbery is 15 individuals, consisting of 15 men and 3 women of the Indian citizen,
00:32consisting of 12 men and 3 women of the Indian citizen, have been arrested.
00:3717 mobile phones were confiscated,
00:401 merchant payment,
00:421 company chop,
00:444 tourist package books,
00:461 company file set,
00:4810 voucher,
00:50tourist package,
00:5115 business cards,
00:531 computer,
00:551 modem,
00:57and various other items that are believed to be related to the activity of the fraud.
01:05Based on the initial investigation,
01:07this syndicate is believed to have been operating since the beginning of 2024,
01:12using the name of a company.
01:14The company promotes the tourist package
01:19and promotes it through a survey to foreigners.
01:24If the victim is interested, they need to come to the syndicate for explanation.
01:30Three packages were offered, namely the RM50,000 package for 50 days of vacation,
01:36the RM25,000 package for 40 days of vacation,
01:41and the RM14,000 package for 14 days of vacation.
01:46Customers who are interested are allowed to make a choice of vacation to any country in the world.
01:55The survey conducted by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, MOTEC,
02:01found that the company does not have license to operate as a tourist company.
02:07So far, two police reports have been made by the victim who was deceived,
02:12and this company involves a total loss of RM14,000.
02:19All 15 individuals who were arrested are being prosecuted until July 20, 2024,
02:26under the Immigration Act 1959-63.
02:30The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Tort Law.
02:35This package is suspected to be from an Indian citizen, but it is suspected to be from a foreigner.
02:41Foreigner. The possibility of being a foreigner is also shown to the Indian citizen.
02:46Yes, including the Indian citizen.
02:49So, if we have the intention to tour and so on,
02:54it is up to our society to determine that the company is a registered company
02:59that offers reasonable packages.
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