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A Pair Of Fake Nurses Were Robbing Houses In Malaysia

They told patients to take all their valuables off before performing the "checkup."
Not one of the fake nurses in Malaysia, but another famous fake nurse from Blink 182's "Enema of the State"

Malaysia has become a popular destination for health tourism, and a pair of thieves decided to take advantage of this trend with their latest scam. Pretending to perform fake medical procedures while robbing the patients home.

The scam was run by two Malaysians in Batu Pahat, a district in west Johor State. The women claimed to be medicine practitioners who provided free government funded health checks.

The scam involved donning nurse uniforms and house calls for patients. "They tell victims to remove all their jewelry and valuables to supposedly ease the health check procedure," Officer Abdul Wahib told The Star.

"The victims would also be told to strip and wrap themselves in a towel. They were then asked to lie flat on their stomach. One of the women would give an injection to the neck and perform an cupping technique on the patients back," Wahib said.

While the "medical checkup" was being carried out and the patient was distracted, an accomplice entered the house and stole the victim's valuables.

Fraud has been on the rise in Malaysia. Last month, the Mayalsian government released an offical video warning the public about the threat of fraud by hypnosis. Malaysia is known to be one of the world's top health tourist destinations. Last year, Malaysia was attracted 1 million tourists looking to do medical procedures in the country.