A MAN believed to be involved in luxury watches and handbags fraud totalling RM20 million in Johor, was arrested at a house in Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur, on Sunday. 

Johor police chief Kamarul Zaman Mamat in a statement today said the 32-year-old Malaysian was suspected to be involved in dealings of special or limited edition wristwatches and luxury handbags like Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Dior, Hermes, Rex, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet from August. 

He said the suspect was arrested in Kuala Lumpur at 4.45pm and brought to Johor, as the cases were reported in the districts of Johor Baru and Iskandar Puteri. 

Kamarul added this was following police reports lodged by four businessmen aged between 31 and 40, who claimed that they were cheated by a local man. 

He said investigations also found the man had been involved in another case in Perak using the same modus operandi. 

“The modus operandi used by the individual is to offer victims special or limited edition watches and handbags below market prices.

“The victim will deal with the suspect in person, and after agreeing to the offered price, the victim will be asked to make a payment to a bank account as directed,” he said. 

Kamarul said once the payments were made, the suspect would disappear and would be uncontactable. 

According to Kamarul, the suspect will be remanded until Sunday for cases involving the Johor police. The suspect would be handed over to Perak police once the investigation in Johor has been completed. – Bernama, November 25, 2022.