KUALA LUMPUR: A p-hailing driver says he was shocked to see his face on news reports implicating him in a scam involving the sale of a luxury Rolex watch.
The 37-year-old man, who wished to be known as Sean, claimed he was merely fulfilling a delivery request made through a p-hailing platform.
"When my friends told me about the news report, I couldn't sleep," he said during a press conference here on Friday (March 7).
He claimed that around 7.45pm on Monday (March 3), he accepted a request from a customer called Raymond to collect a Rolex watch from a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall and deliver it to Seremban 2.
"I was told to meet a woman at a mall, inspect the watch, and deliver it (to Seremban 2)," he said.
Sean said the customer added that the package would be picked up by a man, whom he said was the "driver for a Datuk".
Sean also claimed that he was instructed to identify himself to the woman as an "employee of Raymond," when collecting the package, not a p-hailing driver.
He did as instructed and picked up the package from the woman at the mall at around 8pm.
Sean arrived at Seremban 2 at 9.28pm and handed the watch to the man. He also took a photo of the man for proof of delivery but "Raymond" asked him to delete it.
Sean claimed he unknowingly played a part in the scam and was paid RM150 for his services.
On March 6, Lee, a 31-year-old woman, said she had been scammed in the sale of a limited edition Rolex Daytona watch.
She had arranged to meet "Raymond" to sell the watch for RM203,000 but was told that Raymond was busy, so his "employee" would pick up the watch instead.
Lee received two bank slips through WhatsApp and when she checked her account, the amount was reflected in her account balance
She handed over the watch to Sean.
However, the cheques later bounced but she was no longer able to reach Raymond.
She lodged a police report and later held a press conference organised by MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong on Thursday (March 7).
Chong also said that Sean had provided his statement to the police.
