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Housewife duped by online job scam claims loss of RM110,556

Victim says was only required to like, share Youtube videos, but had to pay to get links

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 04 Jun 2023 11:05AM

Housewife duped by online job scam claims loss of RM110,556
A job scam victim says she was offered a commission of between 15 and 20% for doing eight tasks involving Youtube videos, but she had to make a payment first to get a link to the clips. – Pixabay pic, June 4, 2023

KUANTAN – A housewife claimed to have lost RM110,556 after being duped by a scam syndicate offering part-time jobs on social media.

Pahang police chief Datuk Yahaya Othman said the 36-year-old victim claimed that based on an advertisement on Telegram on May 30, she was only required to like and share YouTube videos.

“The victim said she was offered a commission of between 15 and 20% for doing eight tasks, but she had to make a payment first to get a link to the videos.

“She then withdrew her savings and borrowed money from her friends to pay the suspect,” Yahaya said in a statement today.

He said the victim had made 21 online money transfers to five accounts provided by the suspect before realising she had been cheated.

She then lodged a report at the Kuantan district police headquarters yesterday.

Yahaya advised the public not to be easily deceived by advertisements on social media, especially those that offer high profits for simple jobs. – Bernama, June 4, 2023

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