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98 Detained at Shuttered Resort in Malaysia Turned Into 24-Hour Scam Hub

Immigration seized 100 phones, 120 computers and 11 Starlink units as it probed a 24-hour scam call centre at a shuttered resort.

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KUALA LUMPUR — A shuttered resort in Pahang was allegedly turned into a 24-hour scam call centre by an international syndicate that used Starlink internet and lookouts in an apparent attempt to stay under the radar, Utusan Malaysia reported.The syndicate was believed to have paid about RM30,000 (S$9,400) a month to rent the secluded property in Jalan Sungai Arang, Sungai Lembing, where it had operated for around three months before Immigration o…

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PUTRAJAYA: The cunning tactics of an international scammer syndicate that used a resort that had been closed for a year as a call centre to deceive victims were exposed after a raid by authorities on Monday. Even more shocking, the syndicate was willing to rent the premises for around RM30,000 a month and make it the syndicate's main headquarters, complete with various internet facilities. After three months ...

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Utusan Online broke the news on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
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