KUANTAN – A Road Transport Department officer claims to have suffered RM8,400 in losses after he believed to have been cheated by a suspect who pretended to be an acquaintance of his friend, recently.
In the police report subsequently lodged by the victim, the 39-year-old said he was contacted by the suspect via the Telegram app, early yesterday morning, when he was at his home in Muadzam Shah, near Rompin.
During the call, the suspect asked the victim to transfer a sum of money to the given account number, on the grounds that the suspect’s bank account had issues at the said time.
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief, superintendent Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the victim subsequently made five money transfers to the account number given by the suspect, before becoming suspicious and coming forward to lodge a police report.
“The victim received an order from the suspect about 2am and, without a doubt, made the money transfer as requested by the suspect.
“The first money transfer amounting to RM2,500 was done around 2.24am. After that, the victim made four more money transfers until noon yesterday, totalling RM8,400,” he said here today.
According to Getaran, Wazir said after making five money transfers, the suspect then asked the victim to make the next payment.
He said the victim, who became suspicious, tried to contact his friend for confirmation on the matter, but failed.
“The victim finally realised that he had been cheated after he managed to contact his friend’s sister, who informed him that her brother’s Telegram account had been misused by an irresponsible individual,” he said.
The victim lodged a police report at the Muadzam Shah police station yesterday and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for committing fraud. – The Vibes, February 6, 2022
