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 […]
Hunt for RM1 mln Macau scam suspect ongoing
KUCHING: Authorities are still hunting for the 39-year-old suspect behind last month’s RM1.03 million Macau scam. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah confirmed that the investigation is ongoing with help from Bank Negara Malaysia, relevant banks, and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC). “For now, it is still active and we are looking for the […]
Police still hunting for Macau Scam suspect
KUCHING: The police are still in search for the suspect involved in the recent Macau Scam which happened on Sunday (Feb 26) which involved a businessman losing RM1.03 million. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said that the victim lodged a police report on Sunday after the suspect disguised as a person working in Poslaju Malaysia […]
Sibu woman loses RM80,000 to Macau scam
SIBU: A local woman lost RM80,000 after falling prey to a Macau scam syndicate recently. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement, said they had received a police report from the 49-year-old victim on the first day of Chinese New Year (Jan 22). The incident happened on Nov 24 last year when the […]
Public urged to wise up to scams
KUCHING: Only halfway through the first week of January, Sarawak already has two reported cases of Macau and investment scams. The Macau scam involved a civil servant in Padawan who lost RM179,400 while, the investment scam involved a plumber in Sibu who lost RM106,300. Both cases were reported to the police on Monday (Jan 2). […]
Civil servant loses RM179k to Macau scam
PADAWAN: A civil servant claimed he lost a whopping RM179,400 to a Macau scam. Padawan OCPD Supt Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad confirmed that they received a police report from the 40-something man on Monday (Jan 2). Investigations found that the victim had received a call from ‘Abdul Morshidi’ allegedly from Telekom Tower, Kuala Lumpur […]
Sexagenarian RM100,000 poorer after duped in Macau scam
PADAWAN: A man lost a whooping RM100,000 after he was duped by a non-existent company in a Macau scam. Padawan district police chief Sup Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the man, who is in his late 60s made a police report regarding the matter. “The victim answered a telephone call by a suspect who […]
Supervisor loses over RM200k to Macau scam
BINTULU: A private company supervisor lost RM209,800 after falling victim to a Macau scam recently. The incident happened on Nov 15 when the 59-year-old man received a phone call from an individual claiming to be from the Ministry of Health in Putrajaya. The caller told the victim that he had made 1,200 defamatory complaints about […]
Kuching records fewer Macau scam cases this year
KUCHING: The district’s Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) has recorded fewer Macau scam cases from January to September this year compared to last year. Kuching OCPD ACP Ahsmon Bajah said CCID opened a total of 402 investigation papers involving various commercial crimes this year. “From the figure, a total of 69 cases are Macau scams […]
New app download Macau scam tactic in leaves Sibu woman RM18.5k poorer
SIBU: A 42-years-old local woman was deceived by a fraud syndicate with the modus operandi of the Macau scam. When receiving the report made yesterday, Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that the victim was contacted by an unknown number that introduces himself as an official from HSBC Bank informing that the victim had […]
