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The Sun
7 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Woman teacher loses RM23,000 to phone scam
KANGAR: A female teacher in Pauh, Arau lost RM23,000 after she was believed to have been duped by a phone scam syndicate from individuals posing as a Touch 'n Go officer and the authorities on May 29. Arau district police chief Supt Ahmad Mohsin Md Rodi said the 26-year-old teacher received a phone call from an individual introducing himself as a Touch 'n Go officer at 12.21 pm while she was at school, informing her that her Touch 'n Go had been used to steal money from someone else's account. 'Then, the call was supposedly connected to the authorities (namely) from the Penang police contingent headquarters (IPK), who claimed that the teacher was involved in money laundering and drug smuggling crimes. 'The teacher was asked to transfer money to a bank account given by the suspect totalling RM23,000 in a single transaction to avoid having her bank account frozen. The teacher made the money transfer transaction on the same day,' he said in a statement today. Ahmad Mohsin said the teacher only realised she had been scammed after checking the information again and lodged a police report the next day on May 30. 'This case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code and further investigations are being conducted by the Commercial Crime Investigation Division of Perlis IPK. We would like to remind the public not to easily panic if they receive a call claiming they are involved in a crime,' he said.
The Star
7 days ago
- Business
- The Star
Teacher loses RM23,000 to phone scam
KANGAR: A female teacher in Pauh, Arau lost RM23,000 after she was believed to have been duped by a phone scam syndicate of individuals posing as a Touch 'n Go officer and the authorities on May 29. Arau district police chief Supt Ahmad Mohsin Md Rodi said the 26-year-old teacher received a phone call from an individual introducing himself as a Touch 'n Go officer at 12.21pm while she was at school, informing her that her Touch 'n Go had been used to steal money from someone else's account. "Then, the call was supposedly connected to the authorities (namely) from the Penang police contingent headquarters (IPK), who claimed that the teacher was involved in money laundering and drug smuggling crimes. "The teacher was asked to transfer money to a bank account given by the suspect totalling RM23,000 in a single transaction to avoid having her bank account frozen. The teacher made the money transfer transaction on the same day," he said in a statement on Tuesday (June 3). Supt Ahmad Mohsin said the teacher only realised she had been scammed after checking the information again and lodged a police report the next day on May 30. "This case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code and further investigations are being conducted by the Commercial Crime Investigation Division of Perlis IPK. "We would like to remind the public not to easily panic if they receive a call claiming they are involved in a crime," he said. - Bernama
The Sun
7 days ago
- Business
- The Sun
Woman teacher losess RM23,000 to phone scam
KANGAR: A female teacher in Pauh, Arau lost RM23,000 after she was believed to have been duped by a phone scam syndicate from individuals posing as a Touch 'n Go officer and the authorities on May 29. Arau district police chief Supt Ahmad Mohsin Md Rodi said the 26-year-old teacher received a phone call from an individual introducing himself as a Touch 'n Go officer at 12.21 pm while she was at school, informing her that her Touch 'n Go had been used to steal money from someone else's account. 'Then, the call was supposedly connected to the authorities (namely) from the Penang police contingent headquarters (IPK), who claimed that the teacher was involved in money laundering and drug smuggling crimes. 'The teacher was asked to transfer money to a bank account given by the suspect totalling RM23,000 in a single transaction to avoid having her bank account frozen. The teacher made the money transfer transaction on the same day,' he said in a statement today. Ahmad Mohsin said the teacher only realised she had been scammed after checking the information again and lodged a police report the next day on May 30. 'This case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code and further investigations are being conducted by the Commercial Crime Investigation Division of Perlis IPK. We would like to remind the public not to easily panic if they receive a call claiming they are involved in a crime,' he said.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Sibu housewife loses RM447,300 to phantom investment that offered lucrative returns
SIBU: An elderly housewife here became the latest victim of a non-existent online investment fraud syndicate, when she was deceived of RM447,300 by the lure of lucrative returns. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the Commercial Crime Investigation Division of the Sibu district police headquarters (IPD) received a report from the victim, in her 60s, yesterday and an investigation paper has been opened under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. 'On Jan 11 this year, the victim met a woman who introduced herself as 'Ah Chong' via Facebook before contacting another suspect using the name 'Amy' via WhatsApp. 'The suspect offered the victim to participate in a stock investment scheme via a WhatsApp group known as 'Programme VIP012',' he said in a statement today. Zulkipli said that after seeing testimonials from other investors who allegedly made lucrative profits, the victim agreed to participate in the investment named 'J.P. Morgan Family Office'. According to him, the victim only needed to make a payment into the account provided by the suspect with a guarantee that the profits would be deposited into the account uploaded in the name of 'JPFO Max'. The victim was excited after finding the high investment profits when checking via the JPFO Max application and continued to make 33 money transfer transactions between April 16 and May 20 to five local accounts totalling RM447,300. When informed that the total accumulated profit had reached RM800,000, the victim requested a withdrawal but the suspect claimed that the investment was still ongoing and required additional capital before any withdrawal was allowed. After making the payment, the victim finally realised that she had been cheated and came forward to file a report and in this regard, Zulkipli advised the public to be careful with investment offers that promise lucrative returns and to check with the authorities first. The public can check the list of companies or websites that have not received approval via the Bank Negara Malaysia website at or contact BNMTELELINK at 1-300-88-5465, as well as the Securities Commission of Malaysia at or 03-6204 8999. They can also check via the Investment Checker application or the website he said.
The Sun
22-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
Housewife loses RM447,300 to investment that offered lucrative returns
SIBU: An elderly housewife here became the latest victim of a non-existent online investment fraud syndicate, when she was deceived of RM447,300 by the lure of lucrative returns. Sibu police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said the Commercial Crime Investigation Division of the Sibu district police headquarters (IPD) received a report from the victim, in her 60s, yesterday and an investigation paper has been opened under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. 'On Jan 11 this year, the victim met a woman who introduced herself as 'Ah Chong' via Facebook before contacting another suspect using the name 'Amy' via WhatsApp. 'The suspect offered the victim to participate in a stock investment scheme via a WhatsApp group known as 'Programme VIP012',' he said in a statement today. Zulkipli said that after seeing testimonials from other investors who allegedly made lucrative profits, the victim agreed to participate in the investment named 'J.P. Morgan Family Office'. According to him, the victim only needed to make a payment into the account provided by the suspect with a guarantee that the profits would be deposited into the account uploaded in the name of 'JPFO Max'. The victim was excited after finding the high investment profits when checking via the JPFO Max application and continued to make 33 money transfer transactions between April 16 and May 20 to five local accounts totalling RM447,300. When informed that the total accumulated profit had reached RM800,000, the victim requested a withdrawal but the suspect claimed that the investment was still ongoing and required additional capital before any withdrawal was allowed. After making the payment, the victim finally realised that she had been cheated and came forward to file a report and in this regard, Zulkipli advised the public to be careful with investment offers that promise lucrative returns and to check with the authorities first. The public can check the list of companies or websites that have not received approval via the Bank Negara Malaysia website at or contact BNMTELELINK at 1-300-88-5465, as well as the Securities Commission of Malaysia at or 03-6204 8999. They can also check via the Investment Checker application or the website he said. Any further information or advice regarding fraudulent activities can also be obtained through the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) at 997 or via the Facebook page @CyberCrimeAlertRMP.
