Housewife loses over RM100,000 in online job scam
DUNGUN: A housewife lost RM112,206 after being duped by a syndicate offering a non-existent job.
Dungun OCPD Supt Maizura Abdul Kadir said the 27-year-old victim saw a job offer advertised by a handicraft company on Facebook on May 19 and contacted the suspect on Messenger, providing her details for registration purposes.
"The suspect told the victim to make a payment of RM100 as an initial assignment investment. After that, she was added to a WhatsApp group which offered huge commissions for every assignment,' Supt Maizura said in a statement on Tuesday (May 27).
She added that the victim then made 28 cash transactions into 10 different bank accounts totalling RM112,206 from her savings.
The victim realised she had been scammed when the suspect refused to issue a refund, claiming that the company's account had been frozen.
"She then lodged a police report yesterday (Monday, May 26) and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,' Supt Maizura added. – Bernama
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