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September 21, 2022

Housewife RM10k poorer in love scam

PADAWAN: A housewife charmed by a British man, lost RM10,450 after she was promised a sweet cash package last month. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the victim in her 50s, had gotten acquainted with the suspect named Aaron Richard through Instagram and WhatsApp. Investigation found that the suspect had charmed the... Read More
Sarawak News
February 12, 2022

Woman loses RM4,530 in love scam

BINTULU: A female student at a local university here lost RM4,530 after she got duped by a Love Scam syndicate. Bintulu police chief Supt Zulkipli Suhaili said the 22-year-old victim was browsing through Instagram on Jan 24. She accepted a follow request from someone from the United Kingdom who expressed a desire to get acquainted with... Read More
Sarawak News
August 21, 2021

Woman loses over RM60,000 over love scam

PADAWAN: A woman in her late 40s lost RM60,140 after she was tricked by an Englishman’s sweet promises. District deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong who confirmed the case, said the victim knew the suspect named Tan Jenny Mon from Manchester, England via Facebook since the end of July this year. After a month... Read More
Sarawak News
July 31, 2021

Woman duped in love scam to ‘Frenchman’

SIBU: A hostel supervisor, who fell in love with a Frenchman online, lost RM20,000 after she was deceived by the suspect’s sweet promises. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 43-year-old victim knew the suspect named Ahmad Zulhilmi, who is supposedly from France, via Instagram. Since May this year, they have been communicating... 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
June 21, 2021

Love-scammed single mother loses nearly RM1 million

BUKIT MERTAJAM:  A single mother here lost nearly RM1 million after falling victim to a love scam syndicate recently. Seberang Perai Tengah district police chief, ACP Shafee Abd Samad, said the 58-year-old account clerk at a supermarket here claimed that she had befriended a man, who claimed to be from the United States (US), via... Read More
Nation
June 2, 2021

Teacher loses over RM63,000 in love scam

ALOR SETAR: A female teacher lost over RM63,000 to a love scam syndicate after being duped by a man she got to know through Instagram in April. Kedah Police Contingent Headquarters Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Elias Omar said the 43-year-old victim, who lives in Sik, got to know the suspect, who introduced himself... Read More
Nation
March 31, 2021

How to avoid being used as mule accounts

KUCHING: Housewives, the jobless, students and senior citizens are among the target groups who are often used as mule accounts by online financial fraud syndicates such as Macau Scam including Love Scam, Parcel Scam and so on. Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Kuching office chief Mohd Irman Mohd Din said the syndicates usually obtained mule accounts,... Read More
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