SIBU: A salesman lost RM16,970 after borrowing money from a non-existing money lender.
The Sibu deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said the 25-year old victim was surfing the Facebook when he found out about the ‘Maybank Personal Loan’.
Collin said the victim wanted to borrow RM15,000 because he wanted to do online business. So, he contacted the company’s staff and talked to a man named Albert.
“The victim was informed that if he wanted to get a loan, he must make a few payments first before the loan was approved. The victim made a few transactions amounting to RM16,970 from June 18 to June 20,” the Sibu deputy police chief said in a statement on June 22.
Collin said the victim still didn’t get the loan even after paying all the requested transactions.
“After making a payment of RM16,970, the victim was asked to make another payment of RM2000. Various reasons were given as to why his loan had not been approved yet. That was when the victim became aware that he was being cheated,” the Sibu deputy police chief said, adding that the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
He said the syndicate’s modus operandi was to offer a loan using a non-existing money lending company.
