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KUALA LUMPUR: Police have released the name of the man who fled after being released by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) on Sunday.
Bukit Aman CID Director Comm Datuk Huzir Mohamed said the suspect is Goh Leong Yeong (photo), 32, whose last known address is a condominium in Jalan Cheras.
“The suspect is wanted for three cases of online gambling in Cheras.
“We believe that he is behind the illegal online gambling scam in Kuala Lumpur and Cheras,” he said in a statement yesterday.
He escaped shortly after MACC released him on bail, Comm Huzir said.
“He was detained by the MACC due to his alleged involvement in a Macau scam,” he added.
Comm Huzir urged anyone with information to contact Cheras CID Deputy Chief Ahmad Zamri Jai at 012-899 3622 or Investigative Officer Insp Muhamad Faizal Asuar at 017-312 6411 or any nearest police station.
“The cooperation of the public is greatly appreciated,” he said.
A Macau scam often begins with a phone call from someone pretending to be from a bank, government agency, or debt collector.
The scammer will then claim that the potential victim owes money or has an unpaid fine that needs to be resolved, often within a very short period of less than an hour or they will face “dire consequences.”
These unions will also pay drug addicts and the unemployed to use their bank accounts to receive payments from victims.
In a related matter, Comm Huzir said three other men were detained under Section 4 (1) (a) of the Prevention of Crime Act (POCA) from October 14 to November 3.
“They were arrested for allegedly being involved in hosting online gambling in Kuala Lumpur and Selangor.”
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