Scam kingpin holds China, Turkey passports, bought 8 condos in Malaysia: police

The Chinese national arrested for leading an international scam syndicate last week holds dual citizenship, according to Malaysian police.

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 34-year-old man, who was born in China’s Henan province, is also a citizen of Turkey.

“He has both China and Turkey passports. We are investigating his involvement in crimes in other countries as well,” he said.

Ramli said the suspect used the name of a woman syndicate member to purchase eight luxury condominiums, valued at 16 million ringgit (US$3.6 million), paying entirely in cash.

He said police believed they sought money-changing ser­vices to facilitate the payments.

He said police would contact the property companies and agents involved in the transactions.