Lecturer loses RM500,000 to ‘courier-police’ fraud syndicate
IPOH: A panic-stricken woman lecturer lost half a million ringgit to a fraud syndicate over the phone – she lost RM537,659.89 to be exact. Muallim police chief Mohd Hasni Mohd Nasir said the 38-year-old woman disclosed that the deception began when she received a phone call from a man claiming to be an employee of […]
Laboratory technologist loses RM400,000 to scammers posing as law enforcement
BINTULU: A medical laboratory technologist was duped out of RM400,000 after she was misled into believing she was involved in money laundering and online gambling. The unfortunate ordeal unfolded in June when the victim in her early 40s, received a call from an unknown individual claiming to be from the Ministry of Communications and Digital. […]
Grab driver loses RM78,590 in phone scam
SIBU: An e-hailing driver suffered a staggering loss of RM78,590 after he was misled into believing he was involved in money laundering. The incident unfolded on Monday (July 24) when the 40-something victim received a call from an individual claiming to be a police officer stationed at Bukit Aman. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili […]
Kedah police bust phone scam syndicate, 54 people arrested
ALOR SETAR: Kedah police have busted a phone scam syndicate with the arrest of 54 individuals, including a woman, in a raid in the Mergong 2 industrial area, near here, last Monday. Kedah Police Chief Datuk Fisol Salleh said police from the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) of the Kedah Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) who […]
Sibu lass loses RM28,600 to scammers
SIBU: A corporate sector employee lost RM28,600 after she became the latest victim of a phone scam recently. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said they received a report from the 20-something victim on June 19. The victim received a call from an individual supposedly from Pos Laju, who claimed that the victim had sent […]
Police launches probe phone scam impersonation
MIRI: The Sarawak police has initiated a thorough investigation into two recent incidents involving fraudulent phone calls which have caused huge financial losses for the victims. According to a press release by Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri today (June 16), in the first case, a 62-year-old female account clerk from a private […]
RM1.18 mln lost in phone scam
BINTULU: An employee of information technology (IT) at a company here suffered a loss of RM1.18 million due to a phone scam. According to a statement by Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri, the scam unfolded through a series of phone calls where the scammers pretended to be government officials. The incident started […]
Miri retiree loses RM1.2 million to phone scam
MIRI: A 66-year-old retiree in Miri ended up losing RM1.2 million of his hard-earned savings to a phone scam after he was tricked into believing that authorities were going to investigate him for money laundering activities. Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Sapri, in a statement today, said the victim had received a phone call from […]
Housewives lose RM20,600 to phone scam
SIBU: In a distressing incident, two housewives here became victims of a phone scam syndicate, resulting in a total loss of RM20,600. The victims, aged 43 and 51, were targeted by individuals claiming to be police officers, who falsely accused them of involvement in money laundering and drug-related activities. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili […]
Retiree loses RM10,000 to scam syndicate
SIBU: A retired hospital staff member lost RM10,000 to a scam syndicate over numerous illogical offences. On Wednesday (Sept 22), the 62-year-old woman received a call from a man who identified himself as Zulkifli Mohd Adli purportedly from Telekom Malaysia headquarters. He told her that she had overdue phone bills and that she was involved […]
