MCMC busts fake mobile tower SMS scam syndicate in Johor Bahru
PUTRAJAYA, July 29 — The Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) has busted a syndicate using a fake base transceiver station (BTS) to send fraudulent short...
In a statement, MCMC said that during an operation in Johor Bahru last Friday, a 32-year-old local man was found driving a vehicle equipped with a fake BTS device that transmitted radio signals to send fraudulent SMS messages containing website links while impersonating a telecommunications service provider.
“Preliminary investigations found that the syndicate is believed to target public hotspots, particularly during peak hours, to maximise the distribution of scam SMS messages,” the statement said.
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- Jul 29, 2026
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