MUAR: A 54-year-old teacher lost more than RM198,000 after he was duped into thinking that he might get arrested by the police for suspected illegal activities. Muar OCPD Asst Comm Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the teacher received a call at around 3pm on Nov 24 from an individual who claimed to be from Tenaga Nasional...
JOHOR BARU: A 61-year-old New Zealand citizen lost RM216,000 after falling for an online investment scam, here. Johor Baru North OCPD Asst Comm Balveer Singh said the victim lodged a police report on Thursday (Nov 28), sharing that the incident began on Oct 2 this year. “He was contacted by a man who introduced himself as Michael...
SIBU: A company director was fleeced of RM33,998 in a scam asking him to supply windows and doors on a fake Agriculture Department request. Sibu OCPD, Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said the victim, in his 20s, was contacted via WhatsApp by an individual claiming to represent the Agriculture Department. The suspect offered a business opportunity for the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has the highest rate of online fraud revictimisation in Asia, with victims being retargeted over 2.5 times on average, according to the Asia Scam Report 2024 issued by the Global Anti-Scam Alliance. CelcomDigi Head of Sustainability Philip Ling said the report also revealed that Hong Kong and Thailand ranked second and third, respectively. "There...
SIBU: A retiree fell victim to an online business scam, losing RM136,000 in the process. Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili the 60-year-old victim was enticed by an online offer, supposedly involving a well-known cosmetic brand available through the Ask-Oshop app. On Oct 9, the victim came across an advertisement on Facebook and was then contacted by...
With so many warnings and reports of scammers impersonating celebrities to cheat unsuspecting victims online, you’d think people would wise up. Except many still fall for them, like this 48-year-old Thai woman who was cheated of 5mil baht ($194K) by a scammer pretending to be Hong Kong star Jackson Wang. And she wasn’t even a fan of the GOT7 member. It...
KUALA TERENGGANU: A man lost RM120,000 to a non-existent investment scheme offered by two women after being promised returns of RM286,000. Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said that on May 3, the 28-year-old pharmacist discussed the investment with the two women. “The victim, who is from Raub, Pahang, made a series of cash payments...
KUALA LUMPUR: All investment schemes offered on social media platforms are scams, says Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. The Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director said he is disheartened that there are still victims being duped by scam syndicates despite repeated warnings given. "It is even more unfortunate that the majority of investment scam...
KUANTAN: A retiree lost over RM478,000 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme promoted on social media. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 69-year-old man first expressed interest in the investment advertised on Facebook in July. He explained that the victim was provided with a link to download the investment platform, while the...
KOTA KINABALU: Abdul Rahman Hamid has been having sleepless nights, and he is worried that he might get a stroke. His son, Mohd Addie Azrinn, the third of six, has been calling him and everyone on his phone’s contact list, pleading for help to rescue him from his kidnappers. Abdul Rahman, 60, said his son had fallen...
