Fishmonger relieved of RM67,700 in online scam
SIBU: A fishmonger here had to say farewell to his RM69,700 in an online scammer recently. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said that a report was made on July 14 by the victim who claimed that he wanted to borrow RM60,000 from a suspect who disguised as a money lending agent on a social […]
Miri police clamp down on illegal money lending activities
MIRI: Police here have solved 11 cases involving unlicensed money lending activities following the arrests of three locals last month. The suspects—two men and a woman aged between 27 and 31—were arrested in an operation codenamed ‘Op Vulture’ on May 26. Police also seized several documents believed to have been used in the illegal activity, […]
Man jailed, whipped for cheating
SIBU: A local man,21, was today sentenced to one year’s imprisonment and a stroke of the cane by the Magistrate’s Court for cheating a money lending company. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar meted out the sentence on Amjad Ali from Sungai Skuau after he pleaded no contest to the charge against him. According to the charge […]
Two women conned in separate incidents
MIRI: Two women here were conned by different scam syndicates and lost a total of RM8,000. District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the first case involved a trader in her late 30s, who was responded to a money lending advertisement on Sept 18. She later received a call from an alleged agent from the […]
