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manbiteslion
Baiting Guru
Joined: 12 Dec 2007
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Wed Jun 09, 2010 5:18 pm |
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Malaysian cops have busted an alleged text message spam scam ring thought to have fleeced locals for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
The group - a Malaysian and 25 foreigners aged between 16 and 41 - are suspected of raking in RM6.4m ($1.9m) between 2006 and April 2010 using fictitious lottery winnings as a bait for an advanced fee fraud, the Star Malaysia reports.
Federal Commercial Crimes Investigations Department (CCID) boss Datuk Koh Hong Sun told reporters at a press conference on Monday that the group is actually part of an even larger SMS scam syndicate busted last year in Malaysia's Tawau province. Police are hunting a further two suspects who escaped last week's dragnet, during which police seized four laptops, 73 mobiles, 41 accounting ledgers, ATM and credit cards and RM6,000 ($1,800) in cash.
Investigators reckon the laptops were used to distribute the SMS messages that formed the central part of the scam. Would-be marks were told they had won prizes from major corporations such as Petronas, Shell and Maxis. The messages said that victims needed to make payments into local bank accounts before they would be able to collect their supposed winnings, which never materialised. Bank accounts linked to the scam are under investigation.
The suspects are being held on remand for suspected offences under Malaysian computer crime and anti-fraud laws. ® |
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/06/09/malaysian_sms_scam_ring/
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wowwow
Elite Baiter
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
Posts: 1795
Location: Here is the picture of the cash in the boxes before we send it down to the company to deposited it
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Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:22 pm |
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hmm .. |
_________________ Please do not contact anybody again expect me on here because they are many hijackers on internet SGT Tony Benson
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http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=162469
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wowwow
Elite Baiter
Joined: 14 Apr 2009
Posts: 1795
Location: Here is the picture of the cash in the boxes before we send it down to the company to deposited it
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Wed Jun 09, 2010 8:23 pm |
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Yes the crooks apparently stole $1.9 millon and the cops only managed to find $1800 change left .. *coughs*
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_________________ Please do not contact anybody again expect me on here because they are many hijackers on internet SGT Tony Benson
OK IF THERE IS A BULLET IN YOUR HEAD IS THAT ENOUGH PROOF Devil Killer Squad
YOU CALL THE F B I BASTARDS. YOU WILL SUFFER FOR THIS. WE HAVE TRACED YOU WITH ALL YOUR DETAILS FBI WARNS
I am the person who owns the safe firm in UK but right now on sick bed for my heart surgery due to my heart failure M Efosa
Tell them to go to hell and burn to arches Prince Jerry Zulusofola
I don’t have job, I am a hacker, hacking jawing stick and Sachet water Udeh Ebuka
http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=162469
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