Biggest cheating syndicate sets up base in Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - One of the biggest cheating syndicates from Nigeria has made Malaysia its base, Sin Chew Daily, Malaysia's largest selling Chinese language newspaper, reported.
The "Nigeria 419" gang named after Section 419 of Nigeria's criminal code pertaining to fraud schemes is said to be the biggest cheating syndicate in the world so far.
The gang would recruit locals to assist them in their scams.
A Taiwan newspaper said the group chose Malaysia because it is a Muslim country and it even used former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's name to trick victims.
The daily also reported that the group was responsible for a 460mil ringgit (US$156mil) cheating scam in China recently.
Some of the syndicate members would claim that they were from Zambia or other African countries to avoid suspicion.
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Kuala Lumpur (The Star/ANN) - One of the biggest cheating syndicates from Nigeria has made Malaysia its base, Sin Chew Daily, Malaysia's largest selling Chinese language newspaper, reported.
The "Nigeria 419" gang named after Section 419 of Nigeria's criminal code pertaining to fraud schemes is said to be the biggest cheating syndicate in the world so far.
The gang would recruit locals to assist them in their scams.
A Taiwan newspaper said the group chose Malaysia because it is a Muslim country and it even used former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad's name to trick victims.
The daily also reported that the group was responsible for a 460mil ringgit (US$156mil) cheating scam in China recently.
Some of the syndicate members would claim that they were from Zambia or other African countries to avoid suspicion.