The Star 28/6/13
IPOH: A “buy and run” syndicate that managed to cheat traders here of RM130,000 in goods over the past year has been busted with the arrest of three men in Sri Petaling.
The syndicate would register fake companies via a proxy before purchasing items such as tyres, lubricants, spare parts and repair equipment with post-dated cheques.
The syndicate members would then run off with the items, leaving the shop owners shocked to find that the cheques had bounced.
Perak police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the men, aged between 34 and 60, were arrested on June 17.
“The suspects are still under remand. We believe that one of them, a 40-year-old man, is the leader. The losses suffered by the victims in the 14 cheating cases are estimated to be about RM130,000,” he told reporters here yesterday.
Police are also on the lookout for two men – Lau Wai Hoong, 36, and Chan Cheng Hean, 32 – to assist in the investigations.
In an unrelated case, a 34-year-old man was arrested during a raid on a Bercham shoplot on Wednesday for involvement in loan shark activities.
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