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The Sun
15-07-2025
- The Sun
Teenager loses RM140k jewellery to phone scam syndicate in Jertih
JERTIH: A teenager awaiting university admission fell victim to a phone scam syndicate, surrendering her mother's jewellery valued at RM140,000 to fraudsters. The 18-year-old lodged a police report on July 12 after realising she had been deceived. According to Besut deputy police chief DSP Md Sani Md Salleh, the victim received calls on July 1 from three individuals impersonating Touch 'n Go representatives and a Perak police officer. They accused her of involvement in fraud and money laundering, pressuring her into compliance. Fearing legal repercussions, the teen handed over the jewellery to an unknown woman at a Jertih supermarket on July 2. The suspect falsely claimed the items would be returned the same day but later stated they were held by the police forensics unit. The syndicate then demanded RM28,000 for the jewellery's return, prompting the victim to report the incident. Police arrested a 37-year-old woman in Kuala Besut yesterday, remanding her for four days under Section 420 of the Penal Code. – Bernama
The Star
15-07-2025
- The Star
Teen hands over mother's jewellery worth RM140,000 to scammers
JERTIH: A teenager has handed over her mother's jewellery worth RM140,000 to an unknown individual after being deceived by a phone scam syndicate. Besut deputy police chief Dep Supt Md Sani Md Salleh said the 18-year-old, who is awaiting admission to an institution of higher learning (IPT), lodged a police report on Saturday (July 12) claiming she had been duped. "The teen received phone calls from three individuals posing as representatives from the e-wallet company and a police officer from Perak on July 1. "They claimed that her particulars had been misused and she was implicated in fraud and money laundering cases," he said in a statement on Tuesday (July 15). Md Sani said the victim then handed over her mother's jewellery to an unknown female suspect in a supermarket in Jertih town the next day (July 2). He said the suspect promised to return the jewellery the same day but later told the teenager that the jewellery had been kept by the Police forensics unit for further investigation. "The teenager was then told that she would have to pay RM28,000 to retrieve the jewellery. The teenager then lodged a police report upon realising she had been duped," he said. Following that, police arrested a 37-year-old woman in Kuala Besut on Monday (July 14) and remanded her for four days until Friday to assist in investigations under Section 420 of the Penal Code. – Bernama
