KUANTAN: A trader lost more than RM335,000 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme he came across on Facebook last November.
Pahang police chief Comm Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 51-year-old was contacted by an individual via WhatsApp and offered an investment scheme that promised a lucrative 12% return within three to seven days.
“The victim then made 19 cash transactions into two different bank accounts between Dec 4, 2025, and Jan 27 this year, using his savings and loans from friends,” he said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
He said the trader was later told that his investment had generated profits of more than RM2.4mil.
However, when the victim attempted to withdraw the money, the suspect asked him to make an additional payment of 10% of the total profit.
Realising he had been duped, the trader lodged a report at the Kuantan police headquarters.
In Kuala Terengganu, a sales executive lost RM50,750 after falling victim to a fake tender scam.
Kuala Terengganu police chief Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the 29-year-old woman was contacted on Feb 5 by a man posing as a government officer.
The suspect offered her an urgent tender to supply chairs and tables for a primary school canteen in the Marang district.
“The suspect also provided her with the number of an accomplice posing as a supplier, purportedly to secure the items at a lower price.
“Believing the offer, the victim transferred RM50,750 into an account specified by the suspect using company funds,” he said in a statement.
ACP Azli said checks revealed that no such tender existed.
“Realising she had been scammed, the victim lodged a report at 5.27pm on Saturday.
Both cases are being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
