The six suspects, three men and three women, aged between 27 and 67, were arrested separately yesterday and today.
Police have detained six individuals, including an elderly man suspected of being mule account holders for several scam syndicates that cheated their victims of RM309,409 recently.
“In the first case in Bayan Baru, police arrested a 33-year-old man for being a mule account holder for an investment scheme syndicate operating on Facebook. Kamarul Rizal stated that the second and third arrests involved a 30-year-old woman and a 58-year-old man, both of whom acted as mule account holders for a syndicate that deceived victims through non-existent online stock investments in Bayan Lepas and Bayan Baru.
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