POLICE in Sentul have launched an investigation after an individual lost RM10,313 in an alleged online scam involving the purchase of auctioned gold via the Telegram messaging application.
Sentul district police chief Assistant Commissioner Ahmad Sukarno Mohd Zahari confirmed that a report was received following a complaint lodged with the National Scam Response Centre.
“The report was received last Wednesday at 1.02pm. The case involves losses amounting to RM10,313.
“The modus operandi was fraud in an online purchase transaction,” he said in a statement issued tonight.
According to Ahmad Sukarno, the complainant informed police that the victim had been deceived in a transaction purportedly involving auctioned gold advertised through Telegram.
The victim is understood to have made five separate bank transfers into an account provided by the suspect before realising the offer was fraudulent.
“The complainant lodged the report as a First Information Report (FIR) and further investigations are being carried out,” he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. - February 14, 2026
