Cops nab 43 over Accerx crypto scam

The Star

Police have arrested 43 suspects in raids across nine states in connection with the alleged Accerx cryptocurrency scam.  Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said operations were conducted in response to 135 reports involving RM93.26mil in losses.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/giBOY  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

Transcript

00:00 Next is the success of JSJK.

00:03 The first success was under the OPS we call OPS Nuri 5/2024.

00:11 The investment fraud scheme known as Axel Axe,

00:17 this is a lot out there,

00:19 has been found to have empowered many victims

00:23 to cause a huge amount of losses.

00:27 Based on the investigation, this investment scheme

00:31 promotes investment that is claimed to be based on crypto currency.

00:37 Using Facebook as a media ad,

00:41 victims who are interested will be empowered

00:44 to join WhatsApp groups

00:47 and then asked to register on Axel Axe website

00:52 to start investing.

00:55 For the record, until 14th February 2024,

00:59 two days ago,

01:01 a total of 135 police reports

01:04 were received regarding this fraud scheme

01:07 with a total loss of

01:09 93,260,687.33.

01:17 In an effort to overcome this syndicate activity,

01:21 on 7th to 9th February 2024,

01:26 JSJK carried out operations

01:30 in Kedah, Pulau Pinang, Perak, Selangor,

01:34 Pahang, Negeri Sembilan, Melaka, Johor and Sarawak.

01:39 As a result, a total of 43 individuals,

01:43 local residents,

01:45 consisting of 35 men and 8 women,

01:49 were arrested.

01:51 These are the images.

01:52 The age group of 21 to 78 years old

01:56 is suspected to be a company director,

02:01 business owner, company's investor

02:04 and account holder

02:06 used to deceive victims.

02:09 The confiscated documents are 28 telephone units,

02:13 14 set documents

02:15 and a checkbook from OCBC Bank.

02:18 The case is being investigated under

02:20 Section 420 of the Penal Code.

02:24 I want to give a warning

02:27 so that the people who are suspected

02:30 can get a reward of 400-500 ringgit

02:32 to use their account

02:34 or to go to a place to collect money and so on.

02:38 Sometimes their knowledge

02:40 is a bit biased towards the syndicate itself.

02:43 But they are included in the syndicate

02:46 which makes them a libel.

02:50 Don't think that I don't know,

02:52 I'm sorry, I think

02:54 there's no such thing as apologizing.

02:56 As long as you are involved,

02:58 you are in cahoots with the syndicate.

03:02 The role of apologizing, big or small,

03:04 will be determined by the court.

03:06 The police will not let you go.

03:10 The police will still accuse you.

03:12 There are many more, actually,

03:13 other than the Excel X,

03:15 I think the people out there,

03:18 there are many other forms

03:20 that I don't want to name,

03:22 but the investigation.

03:24 You should know that this investigation

03:26 is not that easy.

03:29 In the end, they will say,

03:30 "I'm sorry, there's been a lot of investigation,

03:33 but we are being investigated by the authorities,

03:36 the police, we have to stop the operation."

03:39 At that time, you have already invested 4 million,

03:40 what are you going to say?

03:42 There is no guarantee.

03:44 "I'm sorry, we have been bankrupt

03:46 two weeks ago.

03:47 We can't get the money back,

03:50 because our money has been confiscated."

03:53 What are you going to say?

03:55 You have invested 2 million.

03:57 So don't invest.

03:59 Invest only in companies that are verified

04:02 by the State Bank,

04:04 by the Securities Commission,

04:06 the ones that have it,

04:08 invest in mutual trusts,

04:10 that's investment.

04:11 Not in social media.

04:14 My voice is too high.

04:16 Sometimes I get emotional,

04:18 because people seem to have lost their roots.

04:21 They have invested a lot of money,

04:23 and then they come to make a report.

04:26 We sympathize,

04:27 but that can be prevented from the start.

04:30 If there is a feeling of skepticism,

04:33 a feeling that this is not right,

04:36 that it is in the middle of the road,

04:37 that it is midstream,

04:38 that this will stop,

04:39 where should I go?

04:41 To the kitchen?

04:44 [indistinct chatter]

04:48 [indistinct chatter]

04:52 [silence]

04:56 [silence]

04:59 [BLANK_AUDIO]

Category

Transcript

Recommended