Mastermind Posing As Selangor Raja Muda Aide Arrested Over RM1.42 Million Scam

SHAH ALAM, Oct 28 – Selangor police have apprehended a 40-year-old self-employed man suspected of masterminding a nationwide vehicle and property sale scam involving total reported losses of RM1.42 million.

The suspect allegedly misused photographs of the Raja Muda of Selangor and falsely posed as an aide-de-camp to the prince to trick victims into purchasing vehicles and real estate properties across various categories.

Selangor Police Chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar confirmed during a press conference at the Selangor Contingent Police Headquarters in Shah Alam on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, that the suspect was arrested at a residential property in Johor Bahru around 5:00 PM on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.

Police also detained two siblings—a 26-year-old woman in Shah Alam and her 27-year-old brother in Johor Bahru—suspected of harboring the primary suspect after he went missing on October 13, 2026.

Investigators verified that the main suspect holds no official appointment, affiliation, or administrative standing within any royal household or the Selangor royal institution.

The syndicate had been operational since 2023, accumulating 26 police reports nationwide. In Selangor alone, 15 reports were lodged involving losses totaling RM960,020, with additional victims recorded in Kuala Lumpur, Kedah, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, and Perlis.

All three suspects are undergoing remand applications under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.

Royal Impersonation Fraud Details and Major Commercial Crime Raid

Key case highlights regarding the impersonation fraud and a concurrent commercial crime syndicate bust include:

• Suspect Arrest & Harboring Accomplices: Main suspect arrested in Johor Bahru on October 27 after hiding out since October 13; two sibling accomplices (aged 26 and 27) detained for assisting his evasion.
• Modus Operandi & Geographic Reach: Suspect falsely claimed to be an aide-de-camp to the Raja Muda of Selangor, offering fake property and vehicle deals across Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Kedah, Perak, Negeri Sembilan, and Perlis.
• Loss Breakdown: Total nationwide losses reached RM1.42 million across 26 police reports, including RM960,020 across 15 reports in Selangor.
• Online Scam Call Centre Bust: In a separate operation between October 20 and 26, 2026, Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department officers arrested 58 individuals (eight local men, 45 foreign men, and five foreign women) targeting overseas victims in investment, love, and job offer scams.
• Seized Telecommunication Equipment: Raids on the call center yielded RM228,000 worth of hardware, including 117 mobile phones, 21 desktop computers, 16 laptops, eight routers/modems, two iPads, and two CPUs, with suspects remanded under Sections 420 and 120B of the Penal Code.

–NMT