Victim loses RM70,000 to Macau racket
PADAWAN: The Macau scam syndicate has struck yet again. This time, disguised as an Inland Revenue Board officer, a racket member fleeced a 30-year-old man out of RM70,000 in savings. In the incident which occurred on Aug 29, the suspect had allegedly told the gullible victim that the latter had some unpaid taxes. District deputy […]
Woman cheated in online cat purchase
KUANTAN: A woman has lodged a police report on Monday claiming she lost RM3,230 in an online purchase for two cats through Instagram. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 24-year-old woman claimed that she had paid the amount for the delivery of the two cats, a British Shorthair […]
Clerk cheated of RM10,000
SIBU: A 52-year-old female clerk failed to realise her dream of owning a house after she was cheated by a broker. Sibu District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, in a statement on Wednesday (May 12), said the woman met the broker who offered a house for sale in Taman Jerrwit in September 2018. “The […]
Nurse loses RM6,462 to scammer
MIRI: A female nurse lost RM6,462 to a non-existent loan scam. District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the incident happened around 11.55am on Oct 25 when the victim received a Whatsapp message from a suspect named ‘Anggel’ from Cashe Credit Sdn Bhd. In the message, the suspect offered the victim a loan package […]
10 years eight months’ jail for cheating
MIRI: A housewife charged with 11 offences of cheating five individuals involving RM87,900 by offering them non-existent travel packages, have been sentenced to 10 years and eight months of imprisonment by the Magistrate’s Court here today. Lenny Valerie Gundu Tangai, 38, pleaded guilty to the charges before Magistrate Leona Dominic Mojiliu and Magistrate Wan Farrah […]
Make prompt police report against scammers
KUCHING: Members of the public who have been affected by the face masks scams are urged to quickly report to the police so that necessary action can be taken against the culprits. Sarawak Community Policing Association (SCPA) chairman Datuk John Lau said at this trying time during the Covid-19 pandemic, some may find a quick […]
Businessman conned of over RM266K
SIBU: A businessman lost RM266,153 in a non-existent face mask business. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said at about 7pm on Wednesday (Feb 19), the 36-year old victim received a call from his friend Low from Singapore who asked him to find face mask as the republic had ran out of stock due to […]
