Briton at Asia Cafe Arrested by Malaysian Police for Online Money Laundering

He was a regular sight at Asia Café. He was the man whom some labeled as the computer Einstein as he was the white-haired Caucasian man with the Einstein hairstyle that spent hours everyday from morning to afternoon ‘working online’ from his Dell laptop at Table C4.It is believed that more than 1000 Taylor’s students have noticed him before. But it was not until just a few days ago when his true identity and work was revealed. He was the man behind the online scam that attracted 100,000 global investors. He was just arrested last Wednesday (30th August 2006) by Malaysian police officers for online money laundering involving a massive sum of RM26, 679,371.

Don't they look alike???

I’m guessing that you might most probably have seen him before. Isn’t it a little surprising? Actually right from the start, I was already sensing something was not right when he was sitting there at the same table (C4) working on his Dell laptop for hours from morning to afternoon almost everyday or should I say, virtually everyday. Why would someone spent hours on his laptop everyday in such a humid and busy place when he could be comfortably working back from his home? Perhaps, he might be just another Caucasian enjoying the tropical weather and Asian scene that he can’t get back in his country?

But the truth was revealed a few days ago when he was arrested. All these while when he was at Asia Cafe, he was actually working on his online scam from his laptop. He was using Asia Café’s internet connection to disguise his identity and IP address so that he could not be tracked down by Malaysian police.

It’s also a little scary to know how looks can be deceiving. It’s like having to know that a usual guy sitting next to you actually might be a real criminal inside? I guessed no one thought that this man could be the person money laundered from more than 100,000 global investors through his online scam that he has been continuously working on from Asia Café.

This is the news report published from The Star & New Straits Times respectively:

Feel free to click the link below to read the full newspaper article:
The Star Newspaper Report

P.S. The following information posted here is intended to disseminate news information to dispel the curiosity of many Taylor’s College students. All information posted above has been checked for accuracy and has been confirmed by very reliable witnesses, official sources & strong evidences. Any unintentional errors is very much regretted.

My personal note:
I have actually saw this guy many times already in Asia Cafe during my visit quite often. I have never thought that this guy is a criminal until I actually saw this in the newspaper and via Taylor's Friends Network.

Kudos! to Adrian Yam and team for posting this online.

Courtesy of Taylor's Friends Network