ALOR STAR – A clerk lost RM255,250 after she was believed to have been deceived into winning a contest organised by a popular food company last month.
Kedah Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Elias Omar said the 25-year-old woman had received a message through WhatsApp on April 17 informing her that she had won RM3,300 in the contest.
He said the woman was then asked to deposit money to make up the value of the cheque provided by the food company.
“The victim, who did not make any check in advance, had made 52 money transfers into eight different bank accounts via automatic teller machine and bank counters totalling RM255,250.
“She started to feel suspicious and realised that she had been scammed when the suspect kept asking her to transfer money. The victim lodged a report on May 10 and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement here, today.
Meanwhile, Elias urged the public to check the authenticity of any information received through ccid.rmp.gov.my/semakmule or download the Check Scammers CCID app to avoid falling victim to scams.
“The public can also obtain the latest information and commercial crime modus operandi via www.facebook.com/CyberCrimeAlertRMP and www.facebook.com/JSJKPDRM,” he said. – Bernama, May 17, 2021
