KL police bust 97 online scam cases, seize over RM5mil last year

KUALA LUMPUR: Police busted 97 online scam cases and seized more than RM5mil, in a series of integrated operations conducted in the capital throughout last year. Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Fadil Marsus said a total of 1,070 individuals were arrested, comprising 600 locals and 470 foreigners, while 2,845 units of telecommunications equipment, used to contact...

Insurance agent charged with posing as company director in RM900,000 cheating case

KUALA LUMPUR: An insurance agent pleaded not guilty at the Sessions Court here on Wednesday (Dec 24) to a charge of deceiving a man by posing as a director of a financial management company, causing the victim to suffer a loss of RM900,000. Teong Chooi Tim, 33, is charged with deceiving a 33-year-old individual into believing...

Jobless man gets 12 months’ jail, caning for cheating

PUTRAJAYA: An unemployed man was sentenced to 12 months in prison and one stroke of the cane by a Magistrate’s Court here on Friday (Oct 10) for cheating a man over a bank loan approval. Magistrate Irza Zulaikha Rohanuddin imposed the sentence on Muhammad Nabilq Saparuddin, 34, after he pleaded guilty. The father of five was charged with...

Local celebrity Winnie K loses RM380,000 in fake ‘Datuk’ scam

KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysian female celebrity became RM380,000 poorer after being deceived by a man who claimed to be a 'Datuk' and offered her a position as an exclusive brand ambassador for a luxury property project. Sharing her story, the victim, Winnie Kok, better known as Winnie K, said she met the man, who introduced himself...

Farmer loses RM110,000 to fake car deal

KOTA TINGGI: A farmer lost over RM110,000 after being duped into buying a non-existent car through social media here. Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said police received a report about the online scam from the 55-year-old victim on Thursday (Sept 25). “The case began in early September when the victim came across an advertisement for a...

Company director charged with cheating Nigerian firm of RM400,000 in cooking oil fraud case

KUALA LUMPUR: A company director pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Friday (Aug 22) to fraud involving the supply of 10 containers of Palm Olein CP10 cooking oil last year. Nuruliman Haidi Che Mansor, 44, is charged with deceiving Global Foods and Confectionaries KFZE (Nigeria) through its representatives Abdulrahman Muhammad Garba and Sani Abdullahi...

Police reports filed as customers claim RM15mil loss to watch reseller

KUALA LUMPUR: Multiple police reports have been lodged after at least 20 individuals claimed to have lost over RM15mil in luxury timepieces to a watch reseller. MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said clients had entrusted their watches to a shop operated by a woman, who would earn a commission once...

Police reports filed as customers claim RM15mil loss to watch reseller

KUALA LUMPUR: Multiple police reports have been lodged after at least 20 individuals claimed to have lost over RM15mil in luxury timepieces to a watch reseller. MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong said clients had entrusted their watches to a shop operated by a woman, who would earn a commission once...

MACC nabs sports body senior officers for RM1.3mil false claims, power abuse

JOHOR BARU: A pair of senior office bearers of a sports association have been detained by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for alleged abuse of power and submitting false claims involving over RM1.3mil. According to a source, the two men, both in their 60s, were arrested at about 4pm on Wednesday (Feb 12) after giving their...

MACC nabs five over alleged misappropriation of RM104mil in investment funds

PUTRAJAYA: Four company directors were among five arrested by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC), in connection with a suspected fraud case totalling RM104mil involving public investment funds. According to a source, the individuals - four men and one woman between the ages of 50 and 60 years old - were detained at around 7pm Tuesday (Jan...