
Police raid Ipoh love scam centres, arrest 12 Chinese nationals
Police in Ipoh have arrested 12 Chinese nationals in raids on two call centres suspected of operating elaborate online romance scams that preyed on victims in China.
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Police in Ipoh have arrested 12 Chinese nationals in raids on two call centres suspected of operating elaborate online romance scams that preyed on victims in China.

North Sumatra police have arrested seven foreign nationals and 31 Indonesians suspected of running an online dating scam operation. The network allegedly targeted Japanese men through fake profiles on social media.

Romance scams have become one of the world's fastest-growing forms of online fraud, with artificial intelligence enabling criminals to create convincing fake identities and manipulate victims into sending money.