IPOH: A 33-year-old company manager has lost RM420,000 in an investment scheme.
It started when he befriended a woman on social media when he was working in the Philippines on Aug 24, said Ipoh OCPD Asst Comm Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad.
He said the suspect invited the man to invest in the scheme under the name “MC Metal Gobal Trade”, and gave the victim a link to access to proceed with the scheme.
“So starting from Sept 7 until Sept 14, the victim transferred a total of RM420,000 into four different company accounts.
“The victim suspected he was cheated when he could no longer access the link,” he said in a statement on Tuesday (Sept 17).
He added that the victim then lodged a police report on Sept 15.
ACP Abang Zainal Abidin said the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
He said initial investigations found that the money was the victim’s savings.
“The transactions were done when the victim was in the Philippines, China and also in Johor,” he added.
He advised the public to always be wary of such offers on media social promising big returns.
“Always check first before proceeding with any such schemes,” he added.
