KUALA LUMPUR: More than 100 individuals have lost over RM4.6 million since 2018 after being duped into joining an online rewards scheme that offered 50 per cent discounts through a dubious company that used names of famous people, royalty, former…
KUCHING: Scammers have hit the jackpot again with another criminally creative tactic to steal one’s money from their bank accounts, all within 24 hours. Their latest scheme happened to a local housewife who lost RM21,400 in her fixed deposit, which…
PADAWAN: The district police headquarters (IPD) here recorded fewer non-existent loan scam cases this year compared to last year. From Jan 1 to Oct 16 this year, the police recorded a total of 17 cases involving losses amounting to RM600,000,…
SIBU: People are advised to be wary when receiving an online job offer that promises obscure job opportunities and high returns or commissions. According to Sibu district police chief, ACP Zulkipli Suhaili to prevent oneself from falling victim, the public…
KUCHING: The public, especially investors, have been urged to look at Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) Investor Alert List which identifies unauthorised and unlicensed entities before investing in any investment platform. In making this call, SC chairman Datuk Seri Dr Awang…
PUTRAJAYA: Twenty-nine Malaysians who were victims of fake job scams in Cambodia will be brought back to Malaysia in stages beginning end-September. They are currently being detained by the immigration authorities in Cambodia. Malaysian Ambassador to Cambodia Datuk Eldeen Mohd…
KUCHING: Senior Works Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof has lodged a police report after his photo was allegedly used in a shariah-compliant investment scheme advertisement. The advertisement stated that it promises a guaranteed return of capital in case of loss;…
SIBU: A bank clerk lost RM27,620 after being duped by an online job offer which promises a fake commission. Sibu OCPD ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the Commercial Crime Investigation Division (CCID) had received a report from the victim in his…
SIBU: A 28-year-old man from Kuala Lumpur pleaded guilty in the Magistrates’ Court here for possessing RM35,690 that was unlawfully obtained. Magistrate Mohd Syukri Mokhtar today fined him RM500, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Jaywinder was indicted under Section 37(1)…
SIBU: Return money to the investors or action will be taken says National Consumer Foundation Malaysia’s president Datuk Mohd Firdaus Abdullah. He gave this stern warning to a Kuala Lumpur based company who is alleged to have scammed more than…
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