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Teacher loses RM60k in April Fool's Day phone scam
SIBU: A teacher was fleeced of RM60,000 on April Fool's Day by a scammer after he was led into believing that his Internet line had been used for illegal activities.
Man wanting to avoid lock-up gives cops false info
HULU LANGAT: A man who was taken to the Kajang police headquarters in violation of the movement control order (MCO) falsely claimed to be a participant of the recent tabligh programme at the Sri Petaling mosque, causing the police to call in a Health Ministry team.The suspect had tried to avoid police lock-up when he made the claim at the CID office at the Kajang headquarters.
MCO: Arrested man tells cops he was at tabligh event to avoid lockup
HULU LANGAT: A man detained by the police for loitering during the movement control order (MCO) tried to avoid the lockup by falsely claiming that he participated in the tabligh event at the Seri Petaling Mosque and was likely to be infected.
Hong Kong investment firm conned out of US$5.25mil when buying private jets in email scam
Company loses handling fee when duped by email scam during US$300mil purchase of private aircraft. Fraudsters hacked into emails of intended recipient for the commission before setting up account with similar address.
Woman loses RM100,000 to scammer
KEPALA BATAS: A beautician ended up poorer by RM100,000 after she was cheated by a man who promised to get her a licence to run a money-changing business.
Catching the invisible, elusive criminal
SINGAPORE: His brief was simple. Identify and find a passenger who had taken a taxi whose driver had Covid-19.
‘Heartless’ online scammers and hackers take advantage of coronavirus fears, mask shortages in China
Over 7,500 coronavirus-related fraud cases have been reported in China as of Feb 24. Most of these involve face masks, which have become scarce as demand far exceeds supply.
Thai police nab Malaysian man and wife over phone scam
BANGKOK (Bernama): Police have nabbed a Malaysian man and his Thai wife for allegedly having swindled victims out of millions of baht in a phone scam.
RM32mil ended up in Najib’s accounts
KUALA LUMPUR: Some RM170mil were banked into the account of Putra Perdana Constructions (PPC) Sdn Bhd as an “advance” for a contract and from that amount, RM32mil ended up in Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s personal bank accounts, the High Court heard.
SRC trial: RM32mil of 170mil 'advance' ended up in Najib's personal bank accounts
KUALA LUMPUR: A total of RM170mil entered Putra Perdana Constructions (PPC) Sdn Bhd as an "advance" for a contract and from that amount, RM32mil ended up in Datuk Seri Najib Razak's personal bank accounts, the High Court was told.