Police bust Johor 'Datukship' syndicate

Some of the seized medals and appointment letters being displayed at the press conference on Wednesday.

JOHOR BARU: Police uncovered a syndicate selling fake Datukships involving millions of ringgit with the arrest of two men here on Oct 30.

Johor police chief Datuk Mohd Khalil Kader Mohd said the victims would pay between RM180,000 and RM280,000 to get their titles and an additional RM10,000 to become a member of their “exclusive” club.

"These two suspects are aged 40 and 57 and are quite active in an unregistered non-governmental organisation based in Batu Pahat where they offer titles such as Datuk and Datuk Seri for monetary profits," said Khalil.

Police also seized various items including medals and appointment letters use by the suspects to dupe their victims into believing their actions were legal.

He said 13 reports have been lodged against the syndicate involving losses of more than RM1.34mil and 40 individuals, including members of the organisation, have been identified.

“I like such individuals to come forward as we know who they are and where they are living,” he said.

Read more at http://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2017/11/15/police-bust-johor-datukship-syndicate/#jgDp7MyAkLCz26R6.99