KUANTAN: A woman has reported losing over RM260,000 to a love scam syndicate after forming an online connection with a foreign man through social media.
Pahang police chief Comm Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman stated that the 32-year-old victim was approached by a man who claimed to be a businessman seeking capital to support a struggling enterprise.
“The victim made 14 transactions to four different accounts from Oct 14 to last Sunday before the suspect went incommunicado, leading the woman to realise she had been scammed,” he said yesterday, Bernama reported.
In a separate case, Comm Yahaya said they received three police reports related to non-existent tender offers via telephone calls, involving losses exceeding RM300,000.
Two 29-year-old tyre shop owners, he said, were offered tenders to supply tyres, spare parts and vehicle accessories from someone posing as an employee of the Fire and Rescue Department.
“Another victim, a 55-year-old building contractor, received a tender offer to supply ecoflow power stations from an individual posing as an official from the Bentong Municipal Council,” he said.
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