IPOH: A retired doctor lost about RM3.9mil to a non-existent financial scheme he had continually invested in for over a decade with a woman he met through his late wife.
The 74-year-old was introduced to the scheme more than 10 years ago through a family friend, said Perak police chief Comm Datuk Noor Hisam Noordin.
The doctor was cheated by the female suspect with whom he got acquainted by his late wife in 2014, he said.
“The suspect had offered him the opportunity to invest in a scheme.
“Having been briefed by the suspect, he got interested and trusted her because she was his wife’s friend,” Comm Noor Hisam said in a statement yesterday.
The doctor first invested in the scheme in December 2014, when he gave the suspect RM12,000 in person at a bank in Ipoh.
“Over the years until April 9 this year, he continued making payments, both in cash and through bank transfers to the suspect’s personal account, amounting to RM3.9mil.
“The victim only recently realised that he had been deceived after never receiving any returns or profits from the investment scheme,” Comm Noor Hisam said, adding that a report was lodged at the district police station here on Thursday.
“Each time he asked about the money, the suspect would give various excuses,” he added.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
