'Macau-scam' centre busted

Based on police estimates, the syndicate is believed to have swindled its victims of millions by calling people in China, telling them that they had summonses for defaulting on their bank loans or credit card payments.

Posing as court officials or police officers, syndicate members would tell victims to telephone the bank for more information.

They would at that time intercept the call by means of Voice over Internet Protocol research and tell the victim to pay a certain amount of money to avoid being dragged to court.