Retiree, 68, scammed of RM435k in fraudulent investment

MUKAH: Tempted to invest in a company share, a retiree used up all his savings and ended up losing RM435,000 of his hard-earned savings to scammers in a fraudulent investment scheme. Mukah district police chief DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said the 68-year old victim’s agony started on February 8 when he was approached by a […]

Mother, daughter lose RM2,520 in scam

SIBU: A mother and her daughter lost RM2,520 after being scammed which led them to believe that they had won a prize from BigPay. According to Sibu district police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, the 53-year-old vegetable seller was at home with her daughter, when she was contacted and informed that she had won a […]

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 […]

Koperkasa declares 12.65 pct dividend

KUCHING: Koperasi Koperkasa Sarawak Berhad (Koperkasa) has declared a total payout dividend of 12.65 percent to the tune of RM5,598.353 for 2019. Its chairman Fathi Hambali said the dividend distribution had been duly approved by Cooperative Commission Malaysia on May 12. He said the payout for shares capital was recorded at seven per cent amounting […]