00:00Very good morning.
00:03Can you speak a little louder? Five minutes.
00:06Recently, on 19 February 2025,
00:09through the Tactical Cyber Unit and the JSDK Security Operations Department,
00:15this department has managed to break through one call centre syndicate
00:20which is suspected of carrying out fraud activities in Thailand.
00:25Through an investigation carried out in eight condominium-style premises
00:31in Pesiaran Stono, Kuala Lumpur,
00:34a total of 14 individuals, including the head of the syndicate, have been detained.
00:39All those aged between 28 and 52
00:43were 12 foreigners,
00:461 Turkish man,
00:497 Chinese men,
00:51and 4 Chinese women,
00:54and 2 local men.
00:56They are believed to have served as the head of the syndicate,
01:00assistant to the head of the syndicate,
01:02manager, financial manager,
01:05customer service worker, and manager.
01:08There is a hierarchy.
01:10Also seized was cash worth
01:134,891,946 ringgit.
01:19Peso cash worth 20,200 ringgit.
01:22Thai baht cash worth 69,310 ringgit.
01:28Hong Kong dollar cash worth 68,800 ringgit.
01:33Cambodian real cash worth 15,000 ringgit.
01:38Macau Pataka cash worth 40,000 ringgit.
01:43Two luxury cars of the Toyota Alphard type.
01:47Three remote control locks.
01:4927 telephone units.
01:516 computer rebar sets.
01:534 CPUs.
01:554 monitors.
01:567 Chinese passports.
01:581 Turkish passport.
02:016 luxury watches.
02:035 luxury handbags.
02:055 luxury handbags.
02:081 Fendi handbag.
02:111 Louis Vuitton handbag.
02:153 necklaces.
02:171 bracelet.
02:188 modems.
02:2011 home access cards.
02:222 bank cards.
02:241 key set.
02:251 home purchase agreement set.
02:2810 home keys.
02:30And 1 iPad.
02:32The total value of the robbery is estimated to be 7 million.
02:36Based on initial inspection and research
02:40carried out on several robberies,
02:43this syndicate is involved in online gaming fraud
02:47that offers gadget-shaped gifts
02:49such as telephone switches, computers, luxury goods
02:54including Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga and so on.
02:57The online competition organized by this syndicate
03:01is through the platform WeGame
03:04and promises several categories of winners
03:07such as Special, First, Second, Third and Lucky Prize.
03:13The target audience of this syndicate is Chinese.
03:18The members of this syndicate need to join
03:21chatting and forum applications in China
03:25related to online gaming.
03:27Next, they will recruit new players from China
03:31to join their preferred platform
03:34and offer bigger and more luxurious prizes.
03:37Those who are interested will be asked to download
03:41the installed gaming application.
03:44This syndicate even uses remote desktop content
03:48such as 2DES and Sunflower Remote Control
03:52to help new players who face technical problems
03:57related to installing the used gaming application.
04:01Next, the players will be asked to make payments
04:05to participate in the competition.
04:07The players will also have to pay an additional fee
04:10to continue the game.
04:12However, after the payment is made,
04:15the syndicate can no longer be connected.
04:17The head of the syndicate and some of his assistants
04:20do not receive a fixed salary
04:22but are believed to receive higher profits
04:26from the activities carried out.
04:29They are believed to be involved in the same criminal activities
04:33in the Philippines and use the profits
04:37from those activities to buy assets in Malaysia.
04:41Through an investigation carried out,
04:44all 8 luxury condominium premises in Serbu
04:49are owned by one of the members of the syndicate
04:54who is a Chinese citizen.
04:56However, the total value of the condominium
05:00is estimated to be Rp 16 million.
05:04And we believe that all of this
05:06was bought in cash by this syndicate.
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