Two company owners arrested for fraud in million ringgit project
TAWAU: Two company owners believed to have used fake documents for the purpose of cheating to secure maintenance work amounting to more than RM1.1 million, were arrested by Sabah’s Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC). According to a source, the two men, in their 40s, were arrested when they appeared at the MACC Tawau branch office here […]
Ex-bank officer charged with two counts of cheating
KAMPAR: A former bank officer was charged at the Magistrate’s Court here today with two counts of cheating in connection with non-existent investment schemes involving losses of more than RM110,000, two years ago. M. Patmanathan, 43, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges which were read out by an interpreter before Magistrate A. Hafiizh […]
Retiree, 68, scammed of RM435k in fraudulent investment
MUKAH: Tempted to invest in a company share, a retiree used up all his savings and ended up losing RM435,000 of his hard-earned savings to scammers in a fraudulent investment scheme. Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the 68-year old victim’s agony started on February 8 when he was approached by a […]
Man jailed, whipped for cheating
SIBU: A local man,21, was today sentenced to one year’s imprisonment and a stroke of the cane by the Magistrate’s Court for cheating a money lending company. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar meted out the sentence on Amjad Ali from Sungai Skuau after he pleaded no contest to the charge against him. According to the charge […]
Man pleads guilty to cheating charge
SIBU: A man was indicted in the Magistrates’ Court for unlawful possession of RM17,895 on Thursday (Feb 24) . Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar, after accepting the accused’s plea of guilty, fined Lee Liong Poo, 54, RM500, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Lee, from Sg Pelek, Selangor, was charged with having RM17,895 that was unlawfully obtained […]
Man gets seven years for cheating friend
SIBU: A man, who faced four charges of cheating, was on Thursday (Jan 27) sentenced to a total of seven years’ imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar ordered the sentences on the four charges to run concurrently. In the first charge, Hasirin Ismail, 52, from Semporna, Sabah was sentenced to one […]
Chinese workers scramble for help after forex scam
BINTULU: An illegal forex trader is believed to have fleeced millions of ringgit out of unsuspecting Chinese nationals working in the state, forcing them to now turn to the police for help. Their plight was brought to the public’s attention by Bintulu MP Datuk Sri Tiong King Sing who said a police report was lodged […]
Woman gets one year eight months jail for cheating
KUCHING: The Magistrates’ Court here, yesterday sentenced a woman to one year and eight months’ jail for cheating to get free entrance tickets to the 2019 Rainforest World Musical Festival (RWMF) at the Sarawak Cultural Village (SCV). Magistrate Syarifah Fatimah Azura Wan Ali meted out the sentence on Safferina Talib, after she pleaded guilty under […]
Teacher loses RM118,000 in Macau scam
SIBU: A teacher lost RM118,000 after she willingly went into debt and pawned her jewellery without realising that she had been conned by a Macau scam syndicate. On Oct 28 last year, the 58-year-old woman was contacted by a suspect disguised as an insurance agent, informing that she had made four insurance claims. Acting Sibu […]
Two women conned in separate incidents
MIRI: Two women here were conned by different scam syndicates and lost a total of RM8,000. District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the first case involved a trader in her late 30s, who was responded to a money lending advertisement on Sept 18. She later received a call from an alleged agent from the […]
