Accountant loses RM916,700 in non-existent share investment scam
JOHOR BAHRU: A female accountant lost RM916,700 after falling victim to a non-existent share investment scam that promised high returns within 24 hours. Kulai police chief Supt Tan Seng Lee said the 55-year-old victim, enticed by offers of profits between 30 and 40 per cent, made 35 transactions into four local bank accounts between Oct 2 […]
Man arrested for alleged investment scam in Saratok
SARATOK: A 27-year-old man was arrested for his alleged involvement in a non-existent investment scheme that caused a 63-year-old victim to lose RM1,950. Saratok district police chief DSP Mathew Maggie said the case was reported after the victim claimed he had transferred money to a bank account used by the suspect. He said the victim […]
Salesman loses over RM1 million in online game investment scam
GEORGE TOWN, Penang: A salesman from a private company in Bukit Mertajam here lost RM1.027 million after falling victim to an online game investment scam. Penang Police Chief, Datuk Azizee Ismail, said the 34-year-old man lodged a report at the Seberang Perai Tengah District Police Headquarters last Friday after being duped by the syndicate through […]
Perak woman loses RM5 million in cryptocurrency scam
IPOH: A woman suffered losses of over RM5 million after being duped in an investment scam via an online platform. Perak Police Chief Datuk Noor Hisam Nordin said the victim, a professional in her 60s, was deceived through a fraudulent cryptocurrency investment platform known as “ElfTV”. He said the victim was introduced to the platform through […]
Two men lose over RM470,000 in investment and phone scams
IPOH: Two men have lost a total of RM474,212.58 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme and a phone scam, according to police. Ipoh police chief ACP Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the victims, aged 61 and 56, lodged their reports on Sunday. “The first victim, a site supervisor, lost RM307,315 after being […]
‘Investment’ link on WhatsApp costs hotel manager over RM200,000
KUANTAN: A hotel housekeeping manager lost RM211,000 after falling victim to a fake investment scheme he joined last month. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 49-year-old man first saw the investment offer on Facebook and later contacted a woman through WhatsApp. “The woman promised high returns and gave the victim a link to join […]
Fake AI video of Sultan Ismail used in investment scam
KUALA LUMPUR: The Johor Royal Press Office has detected a fake video account on Facebook that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to display the face and voice of His Majesty Sultan Ismail, King of Malaysia. This was announced through a post on Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar’s official Facebook page today. According to the RPO, the video was […]
Pensioner duped by fake investment scheme, loses RM500,000
MIRI: A retired private sector employee has become another victim of an investment scheme promoted via Facebook when he was left RM500,000 poorer. The incident happened in mid-May when the victim, a man in his 60s, came across the investment advertisement posted by an unknown woman, who posed as a supervisor for a WhatsApp group […]
Engineer loses RM71,000 in Facebook investment scam
CHUKAI, Terengganu: An engineer has ended up RM71,000 poorer after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme. Kemaman police chief Supt Mohd Razi Rosli said that the 40-year-old man came across a share investment scheme advertisement on Facebook on April 8 and contacted a woman for more information. He said the woman managed to get the […]
University student loses RM100,400 to fake investment scam
SIBU: A university student lost a total of RM100,400 after falling victim to a non-existent online investment scheme promoted on social media. The student, in his 20s, came across an advertisement for the investment scheme on Facebook on May 1, and made a total of seven transactions to five different local bank accounts using borrowed […]