ALOR GAJAH: A 29-year-old laboratory assistant right here has reported dropping over RM120,000 to a cryptocurrency funding rip-off in 2020.
Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu stated the deception got here to mild when the girl lodged a report not too long ago after she fell sufferer to the funding rip-off in 2020 when she was aged 26.
“The sufferer befriended the fraudster by means of Fb in 2020 earlier than assembly him personally,” he stated on Sunday (July 9).
Supt Arshad stated the sufferer deposited the cash into one of many good friend’s financial institution accounts on Nov 19, 2020, including that it was executed at two banks in Masjid Tanah and Alor Gajah on the identical day.
He stated the sufferer was promised a month-to-month fee of RM4,038 for a long-term interval together with her preliminary funding.
“Nonetheless, the sufferer solely obtained RM12,114 for 3 months between the tip of 2020 and the start of 2021 earlier than she determined to lodge a report, a couple of days in the past,” he stated.
Individually, Supt Arshad stated a 46-year-old planter and his spouse misplaced RM285,000 to a non-existent funding rip-off.
He stated the planter lodged a police report right here on Thursday (July 6).
Supt Arshad stated the couple had befriended a girl named “Annie” after seeing her commercial on Fb, the place profitable returns have been promised.
He added that the victims found that they have been cheated when unable to log into the web site supplied by the individual as soon as the funding was made in April of this 12 months.
Each studies are being investigated beneath Part 420 of the Penal Code.
