KUALA TERENGGANU: A 59-year-old retiree lost RM90,541 after falling for an online investment scam.
Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the victim received a link via WhatsApp on June 11 from a woman he befriended on Facebook.
The suspect persuaded the victim to register for an investment, and he initially received a return of RM2,767, ACP Azli said in a statement on Friday (July 4).
He said the victim was encouraged by the profit and made further investments totalling RM90,541 through nine transactions with six different bank accounts.
"On June 2, he received a message claiming there was an error in his last transaction and he was asked to apay a RM31,400 penalty.
"He was also promised a return of RM432,000 if he complied,” ACP Azli added.
Realising he had been duped, the victim lodged a police report on Thursday (July 3) at the Gong Badak police station.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. – Bernama
