Rotten deal: Retired teacher loses over RM60,000 in Harumanis scam
KUALA TERENGGANU: A retired teacher has lost RM67,573.63 to a syndicate involved in a non-existent online purchase scheme for Harumanis mangoes.
Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 61-year-old woman from Wakaf Tengah here saw an advertisement regarding the sale of the pricey but popular mangoes on Facebook on Tuesday (May 20) and contacted the suspect, who then gave her a purchase code for verification.
"However, at about 10am the next day, she found that all her bank savings had vanished. Upon checking, the victim found that several transactions had occurred, transferring funds from her bank account to an unknown account," he said.
Azli said the victim then lodged a police report at about 11.27am on Wednesday, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code. - Bernama
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