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 […]
Housewife loses RM87k to Macau scam
SIBU: A housewife lost RM87,240 after falling prey to a Macau scam syndicate late last year. The victim, who is in her 50s, had on Nov 30 received a call from one ‘Mastura’, who said her name had been used to make an insurance claim amounting to RM76,800 in three months. The victim was instructed […]
Woman allegedly scammed by cousin
SIBU: A woman lodged a police report against her cousin who allegedly scammed her on a second-hand car deal. The 29-year-old victim claimed that in February last year, she wanted to buy a second-hand car worth over RM20,000 from her 34-year-old cousin. According to the complainant, her cousin recommended a grey car, which she (complainant) […]
Two women lose over RM85k to scams
MUKAH: Two women here fell victims to a Macau scam, losing up to RM87,399.50 in total. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said both cases were reported on Wednesday (Oct 13). In the first case, a 36-year-old teacher lost a total of RM77,249.50. On Oct 11 at about 11.30am, the victim received a call from […]
Man loses RM2,150 to online fraud
MUKAH: A retailer lost RM2,150 when a computer set he ordered online early this month never arrived. The 32-year-old from Kampung Bunut here, who was attracted to an advertisement about the computer set posted on a Facebook page on Oct 1, made a deal with a man identified as Kua Sin Lee via WhatsApp. Mukah […]
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 […]
Two women conned in separate incidents
MIRI: Two women here were conned by different scam syndicates and lost a total of RM8,000. District police chief ACP Hakemal Hawari said the first case involved a trader in her late 30s, who was responded to a money lending advertisement on Sept 18. She later received a call from an alleged agent from the […]
Senior citizen loses RM400,000 in parcel scam
SEREMBAN: A senior citizen in Port Dickson lost RM400,000 in a parcel scam after befriending a woman on social media since June last year. Negeri Sembilan Commercial CID chief Supt Aibee Ab Ghani said the 78-year-old retiree claimed that he came to know a woman by the name of ‘Velostin Tina’ from the United States […]
Woman loses over RM60,000 over love scam
PADAWAN: A woman in her late 40s lost RM60,140 after she was tricked by an Englishman’s sweet promises. District deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong who confirmed the case, said the victim knew the suspect named Tan Jenny Mon from Manchester, England via Facebook since the end of July this year. After a month […]
Single mum loses RM494k to African scam
BINTULU: A single mother lost RM494,000 after she fell prey to an ‘African scam’ between March and May last year. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid said the victim in her 40s, had met a man known as ‘Li Wei’ via Facebook in mid-February last year. The suspect invited her to […]
