Court fines woman for online scam
SIBU: A 25-year-old woman was fined RM500, in default seven days’ jail by the Magistrate’s Court today for possession of more than RM23,000 which was unlawfully obtained. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar handed the sentence after Julien Anggit from Serian pleaded guilty. She was found in possession of RM23,663.28 which was unlawfully obtained at a house […]
RM109,200 lost to online scam involving purchase of laptops
KUANTAN: A woman has lodged a police report claiming that she was a victim of an online scam involving losses amounting to RM109,200 for purchase of three laptops. Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 32-year-old woman claimed she made the purchase through a man via a given WhatsApp number after […]
Housewife loses RM2,400 via online ‘drink’ scam
SIBU: A local housewife here claimed she was cheated of RM2,400 in an online scam involving the purchase of Shandy drinks. The 46-year-old victim, who only wanted to be known as Lau, said that before the incident, she saw an advertisement in Facebook about the sale of the drink. “I contacted the advertiser via text […]
Elderly woman loses RM10k to online scam
SIBU: An elderly woman here lost RM10,000 after falling victim to a online welfare agency scam last Tuesday. Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said it started when the victim received a friend request from a Facebook account using the name of an old acquaintance. He said that the woman, aged 69, was […]
Errant Telco issued compounds
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 70 compounds, worth RM3.45 million, have been issued to telecommunication companies this year by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) for registering prepaid SIM cards without verifying user information. The MCMC, in a statement today said, the latest was last Dec 4, involving15 compounds, worth RM750,000, which were issued […]
Woman loses RM7,000 in online scam
MIRI: A woman in her early 20’s from Desa Senadin here was scammed of more than RM7,000 while trying to buy smartphones from a seller whom she found on an online market. A police report has been lodged by the victim after she realised being conned by the female suspect. According to sources, the victim […]
Face mask con job
SIBU: Two individuals here suffered a loss of more than RM93,000 and RM3,000 respectively due to fraud when purchasing face masks online. The first case involves a female teacher here who suffered a loss of more than RM93,000 after dealing with a woman who allegedly sold face masks online. The victim was said to have […]
Seven fraud cases of online transactions recorded
MUKAH: The Ministry of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs (KPDNHEP) Mukah Branch recorded seven fraud cases of online transactions involving a total loss of RM5,205.89 from January until June 18 this year. Its Mukah branch chief Salihin Den said of the total cases, three had been settled and all the money amounting to RM1,447.89 was […]
Businessman conned of over RM266K
SIBU: A businessman lost RM266,153 in a non-existent face mask business. Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said at about 7pm on Wednesday (Feb 19), the 36-year old victim received a call from his friend Low from Singapore who asked him to find face mask as the republic had ran out of stock due to […]
