JOHOR BARU: A local housewife claims she was cheated out of RM288,235 after investing in a scheme that was advertised on Facebook.
Seri Alam deputy OCPD Supt Victor Genason said the victim was attracted by the profits promised by the advertisement.
“On Jan 19, the 47-year-old victim saw the advertisement and clicked on the link," he said in a statement on Thursday (April 3).
Supt Victor said the victim then followed instructions and made 21 transactions totalling RM288,235 to five bank accounts from Feb 21 to March 27.
He said the victim realised she had been cheated when she was told to deposit an additional RM50,000 before she could redeem any profit.
“Our investigation found that all the accounts concerned have links to investment fraud cases," he added.
Supt Victor reminded the public to be careful in matters involving financial transactions or when dealing with unknown persons.
He also advised victims to call the National Scam Response Centre at 997 to lodge reports.
