KUALA LUMPUR, July 12 — Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director, Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf, disclosed that police toppled a kampung (free range) chicken investment scam syndicate, involving losses of over RM3.2 million through raids across several states on June 26. He said that the states covered were Perak, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Terengganu, and Labuan, leading to the arrests of 11 individuals aged between 38 and 56, including the organisation’s founders, directors, and volunteers.
“Initial investigations revealed that the scam syndicate, operating under the guise of Pertubuhan Amal Kita Kinta, Perak, had been active since early last year, promising returns of either one kampung chicken or RM13 per month for every RM250 invested. “Investors deposited funds into the organisation’s bank account. However, from September 2023 onwards, they stopped receiving the promised returns.
A total of 85 police reports on the case were received nationwide,” he said at a press conference here today. Police seized 13 luxury vehicles, 13 gold chains, two gold rings, 20 smartphones, 17 laptops, eight checkbooks, 37 bank cards, 2,143 sheep, and numerous documents suspected to be related to the scam. They also froze the organisation’s 34 bank and unit trust accounts, totaling RM6.
5 million, under the Anti-Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing, and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001, he said, adding that the case is being investigated .