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Police arrest 17 in crackdown on scam syndicate

Hong Kong police arrested 17 people in a crackdown on a phone scam syndicate that recruited Malaysian runners to collect money from victims. The syndicate duped 22 victims out of approximately HK$2.5 million.

Where they agreeHong Kong police arrested 17 people for operating a phone scam syndicate.

Key playersNg Yin-pak (inspector)

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