KUALA TERENGGANU: A trader lost RM25,280 to an online Harumanis mango sale scam using a quick-response (QR) code.
Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the 53-year-old victim lodged a report after realising unauthorised withdrawals had been made from his bank account.
He said the incident began at about 4pm on Saturday when the victim, who was in Marang came across an advertisement for Harumanis mangoes on Facebook before contacting the purported seller, Bernama reported.
“The suspect later sent a link via the messaging application WhatsApp, which contained a QR code for payment purposes. After scanning the code, the victim’s mobile phone became unresponsive for about 20 minutes,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Azli said the victim subsequently contacted Maybank and was informed of three unauthorised transactions amounting to RM8,264, RM8,642 and RM8,374, bringing the total loss to RM25,280.
He said the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
