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Two Datuks held over Internet scam

KUALA LUMPUR: Two Datuks and six others have been placed under remand to help investigations into a get-rich-quick scheme that allegedly promised “huge returns for a minimum investment.”

The Datuks, aged 47 and 57, were produced before a magistrate’s here yesterday together with the others, aged 26 to 58, after their arrest on Monday.

Magistrate Azniza Mohd Ali ordered them to be remanded for five days, until Oct 7.

The police are investigating the case under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.

The alleged scam, known as SwissCash or Swiss Mutual Fund (1948), was uncovered early last month and reported in a Malay tabloid.

Over 50,000 people have purportedly signed up for the scheme since its introduction in April last year.

The Swiss Embassy here has denied that its government had approved the scheme and also rebuffed claims that it was based in Switzerland.

SwissCash, which operates through the Internet, claims to be an “easy, fast and secure scheme.”

It claimed investors’ funds were channelled to business activities ranging from oil exploration to shipping and agriculture in the Caribbean.

Investors are required to pay a registration fee of US$30 (RM110) to join the scheme, which allegedly offers huge returns for a minimum investment of US$100 (RM370).

Those behind the scheme also claimed that investments of US$1,000 (RM3,700) or more could earn a profit of up to 300% after 15 months.

However, after the report appeared in the tabloid, the Securities Commission and Bank Negara released statements saying SwissCash had no licence to collect funds.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi also issued a statement calling on those duped by the scam to quickly lodge reports.

Among the scheme’s purported victims are a lawyer, a consultant, a technician and the secretary-general of a government ministry. They claimed they had been cheated of nearly RM20mil.

Ni plak kenyataan balas dari pihak swisscash.biz

Aku pun tak tau berita mana 1 yang nak dipakai..apa2 pun aku just nak bagi tau..bahawa mmg banyak penipuan sedang berlaku di internet sekarang ni..kebiasaannya modus operandi dorang sama..merahsiakan segala data tuan punya dan mendakwa bahawa segala duit pelabur akan dilaburkan di luar negara..apa2 pun..korang baca la yer..aku malas nak komen lelebih..cukup aku katakan..aku mmg dah tak percaya dah ngan pelaburan di internet nih..serik..ngan bad experience yang lepas2..

Ok..utk tatapan korang..ini aku paste kenyataan dari pihak swisscash.biz

From SwissCash.Biz

Dear Investors

Title: Eight Scammers Arrested in Malaysia – Not Associated with SwissCash or Swiss Mutual Fund

3rd October 2006

It was reported today that 8 Malaysians have been apprehended and under questioning by local authorities for cheating a number of investors in their own country. This syndicate had been collecting money from potential investors to invest in many Internet Scams and had never actually invested their money with SwissCash.

Swiss Mutual Fund has been coordinating with the local authorities into leading to the arrests of these culprits after receiving various suspicion enquiries and complains.

Again, we urge all investors who had invested or intend to promote our financial facility to not associate yourselves into any tactics of utilizing our facility to soliciting funds from public for your own personal benefit. Swiss Mutual Fund will not hesitate into taking any action against any party and coordinating with any local authorities to stopping their activities should we have found out their involvement in any suspicious transactions.

We would like to also take this opportunity to clarify that SwissCash is the only financial facility we offer to our global investors. We had never backed up or sponsored or launched any other financial facility that caters to the public.

Thank you

Compliance Department
Swiss Mutual Fund

Ni aku petik artikel dari Harian Metro ari nih..korang baca la yer..

Edisi KL: 'Datuk 888' diberkas
Oleh Zainal Zawawi Mohamed
zzawawi@hmetro.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: Seorang lelaki bergelar `Datuk 888’ yang ditahan bersama tujuh rakannya kerana disyaki menipu orang ramai melalui pelaburan dalam dana Swiss Cash membabitkan kerugian kira-kira RM20 juta, mempunyai lima kereta mewah bernilai `jutaan ringgit’.


Datuk berkenaan terkenal dengan panggilan Datuk 888 berikutan tiga keretanya jenis Mercedes Sport dan BMW menggunakan nombor pendaftaran 888 yang membawa maksud kekayaan mengikut kepercayaan orang Cina.

Semua mereka ditahan dalam operasi khas awal pagi semalam oleh sepasukan anggota polis Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen (IPK) Kuala Lumpur.

Menurut sumber, Datuk 888 itu mempunyai lima kereta mewah dipercayai hasil penipuan yang dilakukan bersama kumpulannya sejak dua tahun lalu tetapi tidak disedari pihak berkuasa.

Bagaimanapun, selepas menerima lebih 40 aduan polis yang dilakukan mangsa berhubung penipuan pelaburan dalam dana Swiss Cash melalui internet pihak berkuasa melancarkan operasi memburu.

Sumber berkata, sindiket terbabit menjalankan kegiatan itu sejak dua tahun lalu itu menggunakan ejen untuk memerangkap mangsa berikutan alamat pejabatnya didaftar di luar negara.

“Datuk itu juga mempunyai rumah banglo di Sri Kembangan tetapi polis masih menjalankan siasatan berhubung kes berkenaan,” katanya.

Sementara itu, Mahkamah Majistret mengeluarkan perintah menahan reman lapan lelaki termasuk yang bergelar Datuk selama lima hari bagi membantu siasatan berhubung kes penipuan pelaburan dalam dana Swiss Cash membabitkan kerugian kira-kira RM20 juta.

Majistret Azniza Mohd Ali mengeluarkan perintah itu mengikut Seksyen 117 Kanun Prosedur Jenayah bagi membolehkan semua suspek yang berumur antara 26 dan 58 tahun itu ditahan sehingga 7 Oktober ini.

Dalam kes itu, dipercayai lebih daripada 40 pelabur menjadi mangsa termasuk peguam, jururunding, juruteknik dan seorang pegawai tinggi kerajaan.

Dana Swiss Cash adalah pelaburan secara internet yang dilaksanakan Swiss Mutual Fund, syarikat pengurusan dana yang didakwa didaftarkan di luar negara.

Peluang pelaburan dalam dana itu ditawarkan melalui Internet dan tempatan.

Huh..lama betul blog ni terbiar..hehehe..penat gak nak update 4 blog sekaligus..tapi takper..cabaran nih..ekeke..kadang2 aku pun buntu dah..tak tau nak tulis apa kat blog nih..ekeke..

Ni adalah masalah biasa yang dialami oleh para blogger..(kata mereka yang pakar la..aku petik ayat dorang jek..muahaha)..

Tapi aku akan cuba kekalkan utk terus update blog nih..walaupun sebulan sekali..

Teruskan surf blog aku ni nnati yer..

Adios..!!