THE hope of securing a RM100,000 loan ended in financial loss for a 27-year-old factory operator after she was allegedly deceived by a non-existent loan syndicate, costing her RM50,300.
Kuala Terengganu district police chief Assistant Commissioner Azli Mohd Noor said the woman lodged a police report at the Kuala Terengganu police station at about 12.45pm yesterday.
He said the victim claimed she came across an advertisement offering a loan while browsing Facebook on January 12.
According to Azli, the woman later contacted an individual who claimed to be a representative of a bank and proceeded to apply for a RM100,000 loan.
“However, for approval of the loan, the individual requested the victim to carry out 12 transactions into six different bank accounts.
“All of the transactions were made in stages between January 14 and January 20 by the victim.
“The victim, who was deceived, transferred a total of RM50,300 in stages into the accounts provided by the individual, but did not receive the loan as offered,” he said.
Azli said the victim realised she had been cheated and subsequently lodged a police report. He added that the money involved came from the victim’s personal savings as well as funds belonging to her husband.
In a separate case, Azli said a 29-year-old female sales executive from an office supplies company suffered losses amounting to RM50,750 after falling victim to a fraudulent school canteen furniture tender.
The victim lodged a police report at the same police station at about 5.27pm yesterday.
“In the incident, the victim claimed she was cheated through an offer to supply sets of tables and chairs for a school canteen in Marang,” he said.
According to Azli, the victim was instructed to deal with an individual who claimed to represent a supplier and was later asked to make payments via bank transfers into designated accounts.
He said the woman only realised she had been deceived after discovering that the tender did not exist, prompting her to report the matter to the police.
Azli added that the funds used in the second case belonged to the company, and both cases are being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. - February 8, 2026
