Housewife loses RM50,000 in TikTok job scam
MIRI: A housewife was left RM50,000 poorer after falling prey to an online job scam that promises lucrative commissions. The 30-something victim came across the opportunity on TikTok, where an advertisement offered commissions for completing simple tasks. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said all she had to do was press the Follow and […]
Housewife loses RM5,000 to bogus bank officer
LIMBANG: A housewife ended up RM5,000 poorer after falling prey to a bogus bank officer recently. Limbang police chief Supt Parum Niot said the 51-year-old victim received a phone call from an individual posing as a bank officer. The ‘officer’ claimed that her late husband had outstanding payments related to the purchase of a vehicle, […]
Housewife loss more than RM25,000 to job scam
SIBU: Intrigued by the promise of earning substantial commissions, a housewife here suffered losses of RM25,105.59 instead. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the unfortunate events unfolded on July 5 when the 30-something victim came across a Facebook page and connected with a person named Michele. “Interested in the suspect’s offer, the victim started […]
Housewife turns hobby into business
BY AINA ARNI KUCHING: Housewife, Nurafiza Nur Mohammad Fazil, 38, is one enterprising woman. She has turned her sewing hobby into a source of side income for her family. Born in Spaoh, she began learning sewing just for fun in 2009 after she graduated with a Diploma In Information Technology from Sarawak MSU College. “I […]
Housewife does well selling second-hand clothes
KUCHING: Demand for second-hand goods has been increasing in recent times as people look for alternatives to reduce expenses following the rising cost of living. Nash Tasha Nanggai, who sells second-hand goods, says her customers are from all walks of life – from the low income to the high income. The 27-year-old housewife from Sarikei […]
Housewife, businessman both RM10K poorer in phishing and moneylending scam
SIBU: A housewife lost RM10,600 from her bank account after clicking a link in a text message from an unknown number. Sibu’s Commercial Crime Investigation Division received a report on Aug 12 from the housewife after losing her money on Aug 6. “On Aug 6, the complainant received a text from an unknown number which […]
Detained for grabbing housewife’s buttocks
MIRI: A 25 year-old local man was detained on Saturday night for grabbing a housewife’s buttocks. The incident reportedly happened inside a unit of a Quadruplex flat in Permyjaya on Friday around 12.30 am. Prior to the incident, the suspect had come to look for the victim’s husband in her flat unit. However, when he […]
Housewife loses RM87k to Macau scam
SIBU: A housewife lost RM87,240 after falling prey to a Macau scam syndicate late last year. The victim, who is in her 50s, had on Nov 30 received a call from one ‘Mastura’, who said her name had been used to make an insurance claim amounting to RM76,800 in three months. The victim was instructed […]
Housewife fined RM10,000 for insulting Agong
KUALA LUMPUR: A housewife was fined RM10,000, in default nine months’ jail, by the Sessions Court today for uttering seditious and insulting remarks, as well as transmitting offensive communications against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the royal institution and ministers on her Twitter account. Judge M.M. Edwin Paramjothy meted out the fine against Nur Faizah Wahid, […]
Retiree loses RM39,000, woman loses RM66,000
KUCHING: An elderly retiree and a housewife lost money in separate Macau scams. Padawan district deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said the 60-year-old retiree lost RM39,000 to a ‘Mr Lee’ who called him around 9.15am on August 18. Lee claimed to be an officer at a police court division. Lim, who issued his […]
