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June 30, 2022

Caution on internet banking fraud

KUCHING: Even a fixed deposit is not safe in the face of internet banking fraud, said Chong Chieng Jen. The chairman of Democratic Action Party (DAP) Sarawak revealed that he received another complaint from an internet banking fraud victim, saying it involved a woman and her bank accounts in two banks and shockingly included her... Read More
Sarawak News, Top 2
January 21, 2022

Woman pleads guilty to committing fraud

SIBU: A 25-year-old woman pleaded guilty to obtaining RM31,000 illegally from an investment fraud syndicate. The accused, Jessrene Tan Qiu Tong from Johor, was charged under Section 37 (1) of the Sarawak Minor Offenses Ordinance 1958in the Magistrate’s Court here yesterday. The offence carries a three-month jail sentence and a fine of RM500. According to... Read More
Sarawak News
July 29, 2021

Scammer finally arrested by Kuching police

KUCHING: A local man wanted by the police for committing fraud involving the payment of Inland Revenue Board’s (IRB) annual income tax has finally been arrested. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said the suspect, in his 50s, was arrested by the Kuching IPD Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) team on Tuesday (July 27), and was... Read More
Sarawak News
July 20, 2021

‘Utility bill discounts’ that cost him RM39,700!

SIBU: A security company operator thought he could save on his utilities costs by downloading an application onto his smartphone. Instead he ended up losing RM39,700 after he was tricked into installing the application that allegedly offered discounts on utility bill payment. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said on July 16, the 49-year-old... Read More
Sarawak News
June 25, 2021

Woman loses RM15,000 in love scam

SIBU: A woman who was so excited to marry a man from Korea, ended up losing RM15,000 after she got duped by a Love Scam syndicate. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 38-year-old victim had earlier met the suspect via Facebook, who introduced himself as ‘Lukiet’, a Korean national working in Kuching.... Read More
Sarawak News
April 27, 2021

Rise in fraud cases

KUCHING: Love, non-existent loans and e-commerce fraud cases saw a drastic increase of 68.42 percent during the first three months of this year, registering losses estimated at RM11 million. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail said during the period under review, a total of 576 cases were reported  as compared to only 342 cases with... Read More
Sarawak News, Top Story
March 17, 2021

Heed warning on scams

KUCHING: Public complacency and ignorance towards scam syndicates are among the main reasons why scams continue to occur. According to Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Aidi Ismail, the people are aware of the syndicates but some do not consider the matter important until they become victims of scams. “We have always made announcements on the issue... Read More
Sarawak News
March 4, 2021

Three detained for using fake Datuk, Datin titles

MELAKA: Three people, including a married couple, became the first individuals in the country to be detained under the Offences Relating to the Awards Act 2017, after allegedly using fake ‘Datuk’ and ‘Datin’ titles as well as organising a dinner for the elite association and Gabungan Datuk-Datuk Malaysia (GDDM). Melaka police chief Datuk Abdul Majid Mohd Ali said all of them were detained... Read More
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