Student loses RM5k in bogus online job
MIRI: A female student of a higher learning institution here lost RM5,000 after being duped by a stranger who offered high paying part-time jobs online. Miri police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said the victim, in her twenties, spotted an advertisement on a Facebook page offering a job with lucrative commissions. “The task given was […]
Manicurist loses RM158,000 in pursuit of extra income
KUCHING: A local manicurist’s attempt to secure supplementary income through an online job took a tragic turn when she fell victim to a job scam that left her RM158,000 poorer. In mid-November, the woman in her early 30s stumbled upon a work-from-home advertisement on the Facebook page of Rock Space. The seemingly enticing job offer […]
Woman losses over RM45,000 to online job scam
SIBU: A company employee claimed to have lost RM45,049 to an online job scam. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili, in a statement today, said the victim, who is a 34-year-old woman, claimed to have spotted the job advertisement on Facebook and Instagram last Wednesday and responded to it by calling the given number. […]
Important to recognise red flags to avoid falling for job scams overseas
BY NINA MUSLIM This is the final of a two-part series on the Malaysians who fell for job or love scams and were trafficked to Myanmar. KUALA LUMPUR: It all started in August last year with an advertisement on Facebook offering a nice salary – lucrative only due to the currency exchange rate – for […]
Job scam: 4 Malaysians stranded in Cambodia brought home
SEPANG: Four more Malaysians who were allegedly duped by syndicates that offered high-paying jobs in Cambodia were brought home yesterday. Bukit Aman Criminal Investigation Department (CID) deputy director (intelligence/operations) Datuk Hussein Omar Khan said they were among the 54 Malaysians who had fallen victim to such job scam syndicates and had been rescued so far. […]
Man loses RM12,867 in online job scam
MIRI: A 29-year-old man lost RM12,867 after he fell prey to an online job offer syndicate recently. Miri OCPD ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, who confirmed the case, said the incident happened at 6.36 pm on May 17 when he met a woman through the Facebook Dating application. The victim later gave his phone number in […]
