BATU PAHAT: A Chinese national lost RM239,000 after falling prey to an investment scam here.
Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the 35-year-old housewife was enticed to invest in a bogus scheme by an unknown individual.
She then made transactions to five bank accounts, he said in a statement on Monday (Jan 19).
"She had been communicating with the suspect since Oct 27, and was lured into investing in a scheme that supposedly promised high returns.
"Between Dec 14 last year and Jan 15, the victim made multiple transactions totalling RM239,000 to five bank accounts.
"She was also made to believe that the investment had brought good returns after seeing RM663,407 displayed in the mobile application linked to the bogus scheme," he said.
He added that the victim realised something was amiss when she was asked to make further payments to withdraw her returns and capital.
"It was at this point that she realised she had been duped. She decided not to make any more payments and lodged a police report," he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
