PETALING JAYA: A retired woman lost RM2mil after being duped by an investment scheme promising good returns.
Selangor police chief Comm Datuk Hussein Omar Khan, in a statement on Monday (March 17), said that the victim, aged 61, had joined a cryptocurrency investment scheme in Nov 2024.
"The victim had an interest in joining the Silegx crypto exchange that she had seen on TikTok.
She was added to a Whatsapp group by an individual that goes by the name of Richard Ong, he said.
A total of 20 transactions into 15 bank accounts were made, under the pretence of investment purposes.
"She realised that she had been duped after she was told to make additional payments if she wanted to take her profits out of her account. The victim suffered losses of around RM2mill," he said.
Comm Hussein urged the public to be vigilant of such offers, especially on social media of schemes promising unrealistic returns.
