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The Star
22-04-2025
- Business
- The Star
Kuantan engineer duped of over RM1.1mil in investment scam
KUANTAN: An engineer has lost over RM1.1mil after falling victim to a fake investment scheme here. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 36-year-old male victim started investing through an online platform on Dec 3, 2024. He said the victim made 19 transactions involving seven different bank accounts, using his savings and even borrowed from family and friends. "However, the victim only received returns of RM15,032.53 before the "platform administrator" began giving various excuses to block the withdrawal of more than RM4mil, said to be profits from the investment," he said in a statement on Tuesday (April 22). Yahaya added that the victim realised he had been cheated and lodged a police report at the Kuantan district police headquarters on Monday (April 21). – Bernama
The Sun
22-04-2025
- The Sun
Engineer loses over RM1.1 million in investment scam
KUANTAN: An engineer lost more than RM1.1 million after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme promoted through a website. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 36-year-old male victim first became interested in the scheme and began investing through an online platform on Dec 3, last year. He said the victim made 19 transactions involving seven different bank accounts, using his savings as well as loans from family and friends to invest. 'However, the victim only received a return of RM15,032.53 before the platform's administrator began giving various excuses to block the withdrawal of more than RM4 million, which was allegedly the profit from the investments,' he said in a statement today. Yahaya added that the victim, upon realising he had been deceived, lodged a police report at the Kuantan district police headquarters yesterday.
The Sun
22-04-2025
- The Sun
Engineer loses over RM1.1m in investment scam
KUANTAN: An engineer lost more than RM1.1 million after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme promoted through a website. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 36-year-old male victim first became interested in the scheme and began investing through an online platform on Dec 3, last year. He said the victim made 19 transactions involving seven different bank accounts, using his savings as well as loans from family and friends to invest. 'However, the victim only received a return of RM15,032.53 before the platform's administrator began giving various excuses to block the withdrawal of more than RM4 million, which was allegedly the profit from the investments,' he said in a statement today. Yahaya added that the victim, upon realising he had been deceived, lodged a police report at the Kuantan district police headquarters yesterday.
Malay Mail
22-04-2025
- Malay Mail
Pahang engineer loses over RM1.1m in online investment scam
KUANTAN, April 22 — An engineer lost more than RM1.1 million after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme promoted through a website. Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 36-year-old male victim first became interested in the scheme and began investing through an online platform on December 3, last year. He said the victim made 19 transactions involving seven different bank accounts, using his savings as well as loans from family and friends to invest. 'However, the victim only received a return of RM15,032.53 before the platform's administrator began giving various excuses to block the withdrawal of more than RM4 million, which was allegedly the profit from the investments,' he said in a statement today. Yahaya added that the victim, upon realising he had been deceived, lodged a police report at the Kuantan district police headquarters yesterday. — Bernama
