Prominent businessman held?
Published on: Friday, May 22, 2015
Kota Kinabalu: A prominent Sabah businessman is said to have been picked up by a special police team from Bukit Aman for questioning over alleged links to a Thai Ponzi scheme that cheated thousands of people in Thailand. State Commercial Crime Investigation Department Chief Supt Mohd Razif Alang Mad Jaya, when contacted, however said the State Commercial Crime Investigation Department had not conducted any investigations related to the scheme. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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It was reported that Thai police are hot on the heels of three Malaysians including a "Datuk" who is alleged to have cheated some 100,000 people worldwide, including thousands of Thais, of some 20b baht (RM2.25bil) through a pyramid scheme.
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Royal Thai Police were said to be looking for the people behind UFUN Store Co Ltd, including the business' 40-year-old executive chairman and its two directors, aged 38 and 42.