MIRI: A 22-year-old assistant lorry driver lost RM11,500 to a money-lending scam after wanting to take up a personal loan of RM10,000.
Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said the victim had seen an advertisement on Nov 10 in a website on the Internet.
“After he filled in the form on the website, the victim received a WhatsApp message from a man who introduced himself as ‘Edison Fooing’ from ‘Miller Finance Group’,” said ACP Lim.
The victim was asked to make payments purportedly for loan processing, and had transferred into four different bank accounts a sum of RM5,000 from Nov 11 to 13.
From Nov 16 to 19, he was again asked to make payments amounting to RM5,500 into seven accounts.
When he finally realised that he had been conned, he lodged a police report.
The case ia being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, which provides for a maximum jail term of 10 years and whipping , and fine, if convicted.
