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JOHOR BARU: A 58-year-old widow became the latest victim of a love scam after she was believed to have been cheated on by a RM508,600 Australian man, since November last year.
The head of Johor’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department, ACP, Mohd Salleh Abdullah, said the woman was believed to have befriended the suspect through the social networking site, Facebook, since October last year.
He said the suspect had informed the victim that his company was facing financial problems and had asked for his help.
“The victim had believed the suspect, who is in his early 40s, so much that she was willing to sell her house, car, jewelry, and (gave) the money left by her late husband to help him.
“She transferred money to the account provided by the suspect without first consulting with authorities,” he said in a statement here today.
Mohd Salleh said that from November 2019 to August 26 this year, the victim, who filed a police report yesterday, was believed to have made a total of 48 transactions, but the suspect was not contacted when he wanted to meet.
“It was then that the victim realized that she had been deceived,” he said.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
Mohd Salleh also advised the public to be cautious and avoid giving a large sum of money to unknown persons. – Named
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