SIBU: A female cashier lost RM7,000 after being duped by an offer of lucrative returns in an investment scheme via Telegram.
Sibu Police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the woman, in her twenties, claimed that she was invited into a Telegram group called Goldfather2.0 on July 5.
“She was told that she could receive a return of RM30,000 from the investment.
“She was attracted by the good profit and made three bank transfers to three different bank accounts totalling RM7,000,” he said in a statement yesterday.
He said when asked to transfer another RM6,000, the victim realised that she had been deceived and came forward to file a police report on Friday (July 7).
According to him, the scam is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating and the public are advised to be wary of the criminal tactics of all scammers that had caused many victims to be deceived.
