SIBU – A 44-year-old woman lost RM152,050 after she was duped in an online love scam, says Sibu district police chief Zulkipli Suhaili today.
He said the victim lodged a police report at 8pm yesterday saying that she had made several money transfers in order to release her lover who was supposedly detained by the Immigration Department at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
According to the woman, the suspect contacted her using the WhatsApp application on October 8 claiming that he had been detained for bringing in a large quantity of British currency into the country.
“The victim, who trusted and felt sorry for him, made 27 transactions from October 10 to December 5 to two separate accounts to help the suspect whom she acquainted through Facebook since early September,” said Zulkipli in a statement today.
He also said the victim only realised she had been deceived after she became suspicious of the payments she had made and contacted a friend for help.
Following this, Zulkiflie advised the public to be more careful of the “love scam” syndicate.
He also reminded them not to be easily persuaded by someone whom they only know through social media. – Bernama, December 14, 2022
