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Malaysia busts scam centres in Forest City

Forest City in Malaysia’s southern Johor state is a $100-billion project on reclaimed land backed by the embattled Chinese developer Country Garden ​Holdings. The Malaysian government in 2024 introduced tax breaks and incentive to try to lure investment and spur economic growth in the area. (Photo: Sukri-samsudin via Wikimedia Commons)

KUALA ​LUMPUR - Malaysian police have raided 32 premises hosting online ​scam activities in Forest ‌City in the state of Johor, arresting 335 people and seizing assets worth about 1 million ringgit ($245,000), the state police chief said on Tuesday.

The operation was carried out on July 15, targeting two areas ​that had been ⁠identified as hubs for call centres running online fraud activities, Johor police chief Ab Rahaman Arsad said in a video posted on Facebook.

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