Two lose RM6,460 in scams
SIBU: Two housewives here have fallen victims to two different scams, causing them to lose a total of RM6,460. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit explained that in the first case, a 35-year-old housewife was at home in Rejang Park when she received a WhatsApp message from the suspect. Saying that he was from […]
Scammed by ‘student’
MIRI: A private higher education institution here lost more than RM24,000 when it was duped by a scammer pretending to be one of its students requesting for a refund. According to Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah, when contacted today, a police report on the matter was lodged by the institution last Friday. “The […]
Man loses RM30k in scam
MIRI: A man lost RM30,000 after being scammed whereby he was led to believe that he was involved in a credit card case. District police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah who confirmed the case, said that the victim received a phone call at work on Monday (Aug 24) around 10am. “The victim received a call […]
Draw proves unlucky for housewife
MIRI: A housewife lost RM9,050 after being scammed — she was led to believe that she had won a vehicle in a lucky draw. Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Maria Rasid, who confirmed the case, said the 57-year-old victim was at home when she was contacted by a man identifying himself as […]
Businessman loses RM20k in scam
SIBU: A businessman lost RM20,834.80 after being duped by a non-existent money lending company advertised on social media. District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said on Aug 10, the 52-year-old victim came across a Facebook advertisement by the ‘company’ which offered loans. “The victim, who was interested in the offer, left his phone number […]
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 […]
Businesswoman loses RM35,550 in scam
SIBU: A businesswoman here lost RM35,550 after she was scammed by her Facebook boyfriend. Sibu district deputy police chief Supt Collin Babat said the 34-year-old victim first knew the man named ‘David Lee Chin’ when browsing her Facebook on May 21. “The victim fell in love with ‘David’ after almost a month of dating. “He […]
Man loses lifesavings to scammers
MIRI: A man in his 30’s from Sibuti claimed he lost his lifesavings amounting to RM1,300 to a lucky draw scam syndicate. A police report has been lodged by the complainant on Thursday (July 2). A total of seven transactions were made by the man after he received text messages from an unknown number saying […]
Scammed an enormous RM516,457
LIMBANG: A retired teacher lost a whopping RM516,457 of her savings after being duped in a Macau scam. The syndicate members and culprits in the scam had disguised as police officers and a staff of one telecommunication company for nearly two months, during the movement control order (MCO) and the recovery movement control order (RMCO). […]
