Businessman charged with cheating man of RM2.45mil in non-existent investment


KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman pleaded not guilty in the Sessions Court here Thursday (Oct 5) to cheating a man of RM2.45mil in a non-existent cryptocurrency investment last year.

Johnathan Wong Futt Po, 39, was charged with cheating Adrian Sim Kwang Kai to make investments in Ris Firearm Sdn Bhd and Colindale International (MM2H) Sdn Bhd, thus prompting Sim to make a payment amounting to RM2.45mil which was put into a crypto wallet account belonging to the accused.

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