KAPIT: A woman lost RM17,500 after she fell prey to an investment scam.
Kapit OCPD DSP Freddy Bian said the incident happened on April 22 when the 31-year-old victim came across a stock investment advertisement on social media.
“She was later added into an investment group on Telegram for further dealings.
“Initially, the victim made an investment of RM500 and was informed that the first investment had succeeded in getting a return of RM25,000.
“She was then required to make three payment transactions amounting to RM17,000 for various transactions allegedly to get the promised return on investment.”
However, the victim realised that she had been conned when she was asked to make payments to another individual’s account.
“She lodged a report at the Kapit police station earlier this week and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
“The public are reminded to always be aware and be careful with the various modus operandi of scammers.”
He encouraged the public to make a check through the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) website at http://ccid.rmp.gov.my/semakmule/ to identify whether or not the bank account and telephone number used were involved in scam cases.
