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 […]
Bewitched not, CCID chief advises against being gullible
KUCHING: As today is Valentine’s Day, the public are strongly reminded not to be bewitched by the beauty or handsomeness of a person on social media. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid when asked to comment on the issue of love scams, said postings about being lonely or desperate for a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Love smitten woman loses RM418K
KUANTAN: A ‘love bitten’ woman cleared out RM418,400 from her mother’s bank account all because of her lover whom she only met via a social media application. Revealing the case, Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 28-year-old woman claimed that she got to know the man, purportedly a […]
