BUKIT MERTAJAM: A government retiree claims to have lost RM229,800 after a woman tricked him into taking part in a non-existent investment scheme.
Central Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Helmi Aris said the 62-year-old victim said the woman, who identified herself as Zizah, promised him lucrative returns.
According to the victim, Zizah contacted him on March 4 thinking he was a plumber and asking why he had not arrived at her house to repair the pipes.
ACP Helmi said the man denied this.
"Since then, the victim and the woman were in frequent contact via telephone and during one of the conversations, she invited the victim to invest in the scheme by promising lucrative returns.
"Within two days of the victim making the investments, the suspect sent him a link to a website," ACP Helmi said in a statement on Wednesday (April 30).
He said the victim initially made seven transactions in small amounts to five different bank accounts and obtained a return on capital and profits as promised.
Following that, he said, the victim made seven more transactions to the same account, but did not receive any returns and lodged a police report on Monday (April 28) after failing to reach Zizah and realising he had been cheated.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. – Bernama
