Man duped of RM9,976
SIBU: Naivety causes a 45-year-old local man to be cheated of RM9,976 in a Macau Scam. According to Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili, in a statement yesterday, a police report was lodged by the victim on Thursday (Aug 18) claiming that he was contacted by an unknown number who claimed to be an officer […]
Macau scam fleeces teacher out of RM248,000
BINTULU: A woman teacher here told police that she had lost RM284,800 in savings and money from pawned jewellery to a Macau scam syndicate. Bintulu police chief Supt Batholomew Umpit said the 42-year-old woman received a phone call on Jan 14 from an unknown individual claiming to be a representative of Etiqa insurance. She was […]
Macau scam claims another victim
SIBU: A retiree lost more than RM250,000 to a Macau scam recently, according to police here. Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the victim received a phone call from someone claiming to be a post office officer and a police officer from Sabah. “Following the call, she made a total of 16 transactions amounting to […]
Teacher in Bintulu conned of RM142k
BINTULU: A teacher here was cheated of about RM142,000 in a Macau scam. Police released a statement today that a 25-year-old female teacher lodged a report yesterday after realising that some of her money had gone missing. Bintulu OCPD Supt Batholomew Umpit said the victim received a call from an unknown man on June 15, […]
Accountant loses over RM69k to Macau scam
SIBU: An accountant lost RM69,288 after falling prey to a Macau scam syndicate recently. Last Thursday, the 34-year-old victim received a text message saying that a sum of RM3,320 has been debited from her credit card. The victim denied that she owned a credit card from the bank and was instructed to contact an alleged […]
Bank manager loses over RM600,000
SEREMBAN: A 52-year-old female manager of a bank in Kuala Lumpur fell victim in a Macau scam causing her to lose RM605,000 in savings. According to a Sun Daily report, the victim from Taman Tuanku Jaafar lodged a police report with Seremban police on Tuesday, almost two months after her encounter with the scammers. The […]
Housewife falls victim to Macau scam
MIRI: It has happened yet again. This time a housewife has told police that she was fleeced out of RM5,900 after she fell for a Macau scam. The 23-year-old from Kampung Batu 1 said she received a call from someone posing as a police officer from IPD Kuantan, Pahang early this month, claiming a company […]
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 […]
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 […]
Teacher loses RM118,000 in Macau scam
SIBU: A teacher lost RM118,000 after she willingly went into debt and pawned her jewellery without realising that she had been conned by a Macau scam syndicate. On Oct 28 last year, the 58-year-old woman was contacted by a suspect disguised as an insurance agent, informing that she had made four insurance claims. Acting Sibu […]
