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KUANTAN: A woman filed a police report claiming she lost RM2,750 after being duped into a baby adoption scam last month.
The head of Pahang’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department, Superintendent Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof, said the 41-year-old woman from Benta, Lipis, said she spoke to a suspect by phone on August 4 about the matter.
“A few days later, the suspect sent her photos of three babies via WhatsApp and the victim had chosen a girl at a price of RM4,000. She was instructed to make an initial payment of 1,500 ringgit, but she only managed to transfer 1,200 ringgit to the suspect’s account, ”she told reporters here today.
On August 11, the victim transferred the balance of RM300 and provided her personal details, including her marriage certificate, to the suspect for the baby registration process.
Mohd Wazir said on August 13 that the suspect had requested RM500 as a processing fee and the victim paid an additional RM250 to expedite the process.
However, on August 21, the suspect allegedly told the woman that there were some problems in the registration process at the National Registration Department, and on August 27 he asked for another RM500 to complete the entire registration process on the same day. .
Following these excuses and with no trace of the baby, the victim filed a complaint yesterday at the Kuala Lipis Police Station.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.Named
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