KUANTAN: A 56-year-old company manager has lost RM156,424.73 after falling victim to a fake investment scheme that promised unrealistically high returns.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the victim was tricked after being offered an investment opportunity by clearbridgeleader.com via a WhatsApp group in mid-September 2024.
The scheme promised monthly returns of up to 20% in foreign currency trading for an initial investment of RM10,000.
"Believing the offer, the victim made 18 transactions to four different bank accounts between Sept 26 and Dec 18.
"The scam was exposed when he was asked to pay an additional RM7,000 to withdraw the purported profits,” he said in a statement on Jan 4. – Bernama.
