Malaysia Crime Watch

7 March 2007
Johor Baru

Police have arrested an Indonesian couple who have been selling fake MyKads (national identity cards) to illegal immigrants for RM500 each. 28 fake MyKads, 21 unprocessed ones, 18 multiple entry visas, pieces of pages from Malaysian passports, 12 driving licences and processing equipment were seized from an apartment in Bayu Puteri 2 in Permas Jaya last Thursday.

The MyKads turned out to be very good forgeries and even had the embedded chips. It is believed that the couple had been selling up to ten of them daily.

The Star Online – Duo nabbed for Mykad forgery
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/7/nation/17055124&sec=nation>

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7 March 2007
Miri

Two scrap metal buyers in Kuala Baram and Lutong were arrested for buying suspected stolen copper. Police also seized over 340 kilograms of copper wire.

Police have decided to nab buyers as a new way to deter theft of electricity and telephone cables.

The Star Online – Police arrest two scrap metal buyers in Miri
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/7/nation/17063014&sec=nation>

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7 March 2007
Penang

An airman from Butterworth was conned by an e-mail received in December into thinking that he had won RM1 million in an online lottery.

He transferred RM16,000 to a woman in China in January when he was told that he would need to pay a tax and processing fee before the winnings can be deposited into his bank account. He realized that he was cheated when he did not see the money by early February.

A police report has been lodged.

The Star Online – Airman loses RM16,000 in Internet lottery scam
<URL:http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/3/7/nation/17063906&sec=nation>

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