In the first case, a man in his 30s was arrested in Taman Ria Jaya, Sungai Petani, Kedah two days ago over his suspected involvement in cheating a woman of RM28,000 by deceiving her into believing that she had RM36,000 in tax arrears.

He said that the police were still tracking the syndicate and had remanded the man, who is unemployed, to facilitate investigations. He did not provide details on the man’s role.

Kamarul Rizal said that in the second case, a man in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of being the owner of a mule account used by a Macau Scam syndicate two days ago.

His arrest was the result of investigations into a police report lodged by a housewife who lost RM9,200 to a man claiming to be an Inland Revenue Board (LHDN) officer over tax arrears amounting to RM17,670.

“She then provided her bank account information before discovering that RM9,200 had been transferred out of her Tabung Haji savings to another bank account without her knowledge,” he said.

He said the man was remanded for four days to facilitate investigations.