Police probe online scams involving three victims
MIRI: The police here are investigating three separate cases of online fraud in all three victims were scammed of RM2,000 each. Miri Police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu disclosed that they have received reports of all three cases yesterday (April 16). In the first incident, a businessman man in his 40’s was duped into purchasing […]
Urgent need for heightened public awareness about online scams
BINTULU: Tanjong Batu assemblyman Johnny Pang Leong Ming has stressed the urgent need for the government to enhance public awareness regarding online scam syndicates, noting that the current level of awareness remains low. He pointed out the necessity of conducting extensive awareness campaigns to empower the public to be more vigilant and knowledgeable about the […]
Businessman man falls victim to scam, loses RM120,000
BINTULU: A director of a local business who was duped by an elaborate online scam ended up losing RM120,000 in the process. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Manch Ata said that the victim who is in his early 60s received a WhatsApp message in early January from an unknown individual at a government department in Miri, […]
Student loses RM17,343 in online scam
SIBU: A student in his 20s embarked on what seemed like a promising part-time job opportunity, only to find himself parting with his hard-earned savings of RM17,343.Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the victim was contacted by the suspect who introduced himself as ‘Lam Keke’ on Nov 15.“Intrigued by the job offer, the victim contacted […]
Woman loses RM526,400 in luxury watch con job
SIBU: A woman’s hopes of owning designer watches were dashed after falling prey to a fraud syndicate and suffering a loss of RM526,400. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the 60-year-old victim lodged a report on March 14. “The victim has been dealing with the suspect (syndicate member) via the WeChat application since the […]
Man loses life savings of nearly RM13k to online job scam
SIBU: A local man in his 50s lost RM12,997 of his life savings after he was duped by a non-existent job offer recently. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili confirmed police received a report from the victim on Monday (Jan 30). The incident happened when the victim got in touch with a woman named ‘Lapy […]
Woman loses over RM800K to online scam
SIBU: A clerk lost a whopping RM850,901.40 after she was duped by a non-existent second-hand car sale advertisement. Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement, said the victim in her 50s, came across the advertisement on the Castello Motor Trading PTD LTE Singapore Facebook page that offered to sell second-hand cars from […]
Job seekers told to be extra cautious
MIRI: Job seekers have been reminded not to believe and response to any social media advertisement promising good pay by unscrupulous parties. “Anything very attractive or sounds too good, we must always be extra cautious and do not get trapped,” said Minister of Transport Sarawak Datuk Seri Lee Kim Shin on Saturday. His text of speech […]
Woman, 42, loses RM35k to online scam
SIBU: A 42-year-old woman lost RM35,028 after being duped by an online loan fraud. Sibu Police Chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili in a statement today (August 18) said that the victim (a local woman) made a police report on August 17. “On August 9, the victim was attracted by an advertisement on the Flexibanc website offering […]
Cyber-crimes differ from burglary
PADAWAN: The community should be able to differentiate between cyber-crimes and burglary as the two are separate cases involving different breeds of suspect. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri explained that these two crimes are not the same because for burglary cases, the police know that the suspect would still be around the […]
