A teenager studying in Singapore was allegedly kidnapped in Malaysia as part of a scam involving money laundering investigations. She was isolated from her family and friends, and instructed to travel to Malaysia to resolve supposed bail matters.
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The girl, a Chinese national, received a call on Oct 12 from scammers pretending to be immigration officers from Singapore and from the police in China.They claimed her details might have been leaked and used to commit crime, and she was suspected of being involved in a larger money laundering probe.
He said the girl was isolated from her family and friends, with the scammers telling her to keep silent. On Nov 25, the girl did not turn up for an exam, prompting the school to contact her friends and guardian in Singapore.He filed police reports in Singapore and Malaysia. DSP Kor said investigations did not uncover any monetary losses suffered by the girl or her family in the scam.
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