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KOTA BHARU: A single mother in her 50s, who is also retired from the government, claims to have lost more than RM480,000 to a love scam.
The head of the Kelantan Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID), Superintendent Ahmad Azizul Mohamed, said this was the highest amount of losses reported in online scams in Kelantan to date.
Commenting further, he said the victim first met the man through social media last month.
Based on the information, the suspect told the victim that he worked in the oil and gas industry and that he was based in the UK.
“Shortly after meeting, the suspect said he wanted to send RM650,000 to the victim.
“At the end of last month, the victim was contacted by a woman claiming to be an officer of Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM).
“She told the victim that her acquaintance had transferred money through the bank.
“To process the transaction, he told the victim to pay a certain amount so that the money would not be frozen,” he said yesterday when contacted by Bernama.
In two weeks, the victim made transactions in the amount of RM480,000 in the account of the alleged bank official.
“After some time, the victim became suspicious and realized that she had been deceived and then filed a police report at the Gua Musang District Police Headquarters on October 9,” he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which establishes a prison sentence of between one and ten years, with whipping and a fine, after conviction.
“The love scam is one of the most reported cybercrime cases.
“The public is advised not to easily believe or follow instructions given by people who only communicate online.
“They can seek advice from the authorities if they receive dubious calls, especially those asking for payments, financial information or bank accounts,” added Ahmad Azizul. – Bernama
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