Duo held over credit card forgery
Published on: Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: Two Malaysian Chinese linked to a cross-border fake credit card syndicate were detained in a police raid on a hotel in Jalan Haji Karim in Tawau on Jan. 20.Commercial Crime Investigation Department Director Datuk Sri Mortadza Nazarene said the men, both Malaysians, aged 31 and 43, were caught processing the fake cards inside the hotel room in the 4pm raid.
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A total of 141 fake credit cards, several credit card processing machines, laptops, handphones, a Singapore identification card and a plastic packet containing syabu were seized in the raid. Their detention led the police team to a Toyota Cruiser vehicle, where they found 118 fake credit cards and another Singapore identification card. Based on intelligence, the police team raided another premises in Taman Bukit Raya along Jalan Bunga Raya in Tawau where they found 48 fake credit cards, laptop and processing machine. Mortadza said this during a media conference held at the police headquarters in Kepayan here, on Monday.
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Also present was State Deputy Police Commissioner Datuk Malek Harun and newly-appointed State Commercial Crime Investigation Department Chief Supt Mohd Razif Alang Mad Jaya. "This success is thanks to intelligence from the Commercial Crime Investigation Department as well as cooperation from hotels and shop premises who channeled information to us," said Mortadza.
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He said fake credit card syndicates have started to shift their operation to Sabah after numerous raids were done in the peninsula but good network has enabled police to sniff them out. "The syndicate has been under surveillance for some time and intelligence showed that they make fake international credit cards. "These credit cards are used to buy goods outside the country before the items were brought back into the country and sold below the local market price," he said, adding that several Malaysians linked to credit card syndicates have already been detained outside the country. He said the modus operandi would be get workers at business premises to obtain details from a credit card which will then be used to make a fake card, adding that details would also be obtained through various means either through banks or card center. "In Southeast Asia we have one card center which is based in Singapore, which we need to contact to obtain details on credit card fraud," he said. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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