Teacher loses RM187,000 to macau scam syndicate
KUANTAN: A teacher lost RM187,000 after she was duped by a scammer impersonating a policeman from the Bukit Aman police headquarters. Pahang police chief Datuk Yahaya Othman said the 36-year-old victim lodged a police report over the incident yesterday, claiming that she received a phone call from the suspect on May 10. The victim was […]
Macau scammers: Mule account owners fined RM500
SIBU: Three mule account owners of Macau scam syndicates here were each fined RM500 in default seven days jail by the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday (Jan 19). The accused are Noor Fazeelah Omar, 36, from Petaling Jaya; Nurul Ashikin Mahmood, 25, from Selangor and Wong Lee Zee, 29, from Kuala Lumpur. They were charged under […]
Two women lose over RM85k to scams
MUKAH: Two women here fell victims to a Macau scam, losing up to RM87,399.50 in total. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said both cases were reported on Wednesday (Oct 13). In the first case, a 36-year-old teacher lost a total of RM77,249.50. On Oct 11 at about 11.30am, the victim received a call from […]
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 […]
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 […]
Busy day as scammers con victims of over RM370k
KUCHING: Two cases of Macau phone scam involving losses in excess of RM377,000 were reported in Kuching and Mukah districts on March 2 and 3 respectively. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the first case involved a 36-year-old woman, who is a civil servant. “According to her, she received a […]
Be wary of Macau scam syndicates
PADAWAN: The public is urged to be extra vigilant of Macau scam syndicates. Padawan Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief ASP Tina Manchu said this because such fraud is operated by trained syndicate members. “The syndicate members were trained for a month in Malaysia before they were sent to Thailand and Cambodia to deceive locals […]
