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Retiree latest scam victim

MIRI: A 60-year-old retiree lost her savings of RM36,000 to a Macau scam syndicate last Wednesday (July 8). Her ordeal began after she received a telephone call around 9.30am that morning, from a man claiming to be a health officer in Petaling Jaya, telling her that she had defrauded the department (Health Department in Petaling […]

Man loses RM226k to Macau Scam

MIRI: An elderly man ended up poorer by RM226,450 after the victim was duped by a Macau Scam syndicate. He lost the money after being told that a package containing his photo, credit card and identification card was being used for scamming purposes. Miri district police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah who confirmed the case […]

136 Macau scams from January to date

KUCHING: Macau scam cases are on the rise this year with 136 cases and 79 arrests recorded throughout Sarawak involving losses amounting to RM5.5 million from January 1 to Sunday (June 21). Last year, police recorded 51 cases and 18 arrests which involved losses totalling RM3.9 million during the same period. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation […]

Salesman loses RM16,970 in internet scam

SIBU: A salesman lost RM16,970 after borrowing money from a non-existing money lender. The Sibu deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said the 25-year old victim was surfing the Facebook when he found out about the ‘Maybank Personal Loan’. Collin said the victim wanted to borrow RM15,000 because he wanted to do online business. So, […]

Scammed an enormous RM516,457

LIMBANG: A retired teacher lost a whopping RM516,457 of her savings after being duped in a Macau scam. The syndicate members and culprits in the scam had disguised as police officers and a staff of one telecommunication company for nearly two months, during the movement control order (MCO) and the recovery movement control order (RMCO). […]

Pensioner loses RM682,000 to Macau Scam

KEPALA BATAS: A pensioner from a local authority (PBT) in the state lost RM682,000 after being cheated by a Macau Scam syndicate claiming that there was an illegal online gambling line registered in her name in an incident recently. Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the 69-year-old had lodged a […]

81 Macau scams recorded from January to date

KUCHING: Padawan District Police Headquarters (IPD) Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) recorded 81 cases of Macau scam from Jan 1 until May 27, involving losses of about RM15 million. In a press statement issued today, contributing to the increase in crime reports were fraud cases such as Macau scam, as well as online purchasing and […]

Trader scammed of RM859,500

KUANTAN:  A trader has lodged a police report over claims that she lost RM859,500 to the Macau Scam after she was tricked by a person impersonating a police inspector. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department Chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the victim claimed that a man contacted her on April 24 claiming to be […]

Woman made poorer by ‘cops’ scam

KUANTAN: A retired woman has claimed she lost almost half-a-million ringgit in savings after she believed scammers who said they were police officers. Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 59-year-old victim claimed to have received a telephone call on April 29, supposedly from a staff of a telecommunications […]

Consultant loses RM45K in Macau scam

SIBU: A consultant’s trust in a woman identified as his adopted sister, has caused him to lose RM45,000 in a Macau scam. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 67-year-old victim met the woman, Felicia Miley Adams during a six-month course in Auckland, New Zealand in 2009. “Towards the end of January […]