KUALA LUMPUR: A syndicate that posed as a used car company that preyed on people selling their cars on website is believed to have raked in some RM10mil in sales.
“It would also offer to settle any outstanding loan on the vehicle with the bank or finance company, promising to handle all the paperwork. It would then pay the owner a deposit and take the car,” DCP Law said.
After taking possession of the vehicle, the syndicate would resell it.
“The victims only realised that they had been cheated when the bank or finance company called and asked them to pay the outstanding monthly instalments,” he said.
DCP Law said some of the victims also received traffic summonses because ownership of the vehicle had not been transferred.
Police urged those with information on the case to come forward.
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Police arrested three suspects, including the "company chairman" who claimed to be a Datuk Seri, and the chief executive officer allegedly with the Datuk title. The suspects are between 20 and 39 years old.
Police recovered 27 luxury cars and were tracking down more.
City police deputy chief Deputy Comm Datuk Law Hong Soon said police received 126 reports between the end of last year and this month about the company in Jalan Pahang scamming car owners.
He said most of the victims had advertised their vehicles on the website that listed used cars for sale.
The syndicate would then contact the owner and offer to buy the vehicle at a price slightly higher than the market value.
“It would also offer to settle any outstanding loan on the vehicle with the bank or finance company, promising to handle all the paperwork. It would then pay the owner a deposit and take the car,” DCP Law said.
After taking possession of the vehicle, the syndicate would resell it.
“The victims only realised that they had been cheated when the bank or finance company called and asked them to pay the outstanding monthly instalments,” he said.
DCP Law said some of the victims also received traffic summonses because ownership of the vehicle had not been transferred.
Police urged those with information on the case to come forward.
Law Hong Soon (kiri) menunjukkan sebahagian daripada 27 kereta mewah terpakai pelbagai jenis yang berjaya dirampas selepas sidang akhbar di Ibu Pejabat Polis Kontinjen Kuala Lumpur, semalam. BERNAMA
KUALA LUMPUR 28 April - Hanya menggunakan laman web perniagaan popular, tiga lelaki termasuk pengerusi syarikat yang menjalankan perniagaan jual beli kereta mewah terpakai di Jalan Pahang mampu menjana ‘keuntungan’ berjumlah RM10 juta hasil kegiatan penipuan dan memperdaya orang ramai khususnya mereka yang sedang mencari kereta.
Ketiga-tiga suspek turut menyamar sebagai seorang berpangkat Datuk dan Datuk Seri semata-mata mahu meyakinkan individu yang menjadi mangsanya di laman sosial.
Timbalan Ketua Polis Kuala Lumpur, Datuk Law Hong Soon berkata, kesemua suspek berusia yang masing-masing berumur 20 sehingga 39 tahun itu ditangkap hasil maklumat dan risikan yang diterima pihaknya sejak hujung tahun lalu.
Menurut beliau, dengan penangkapan ketiga-tiga suspek itu, polis berjaya menyelesaikan 126 kes penipuan yang dilaporkan di Lembah Klang sejak penghujung tahun lalu sehingga kini.
“Sindiket terbabit akan mencari mangsa yang mengiklankan kenderaan untuk dijual menerusi Internet. Anggota sindiket kemudian menghubungi mangsa dan menyamar sebagai broker jual beli kenderaan.
“Kesemua mangsa yang terpedaya merupakan pemilik kenderaan yang ingin mencari pembeli kereta mereka,” katanya dalam sidang akhbar, di sini hari ini
Mengulas lanjut, Hong Soon memberitahu, sindiket yang mula aktif sejak tahun lalu itu kemudian akan menawarkan harga yang tinggi kepada pemilik kenderaan di samping berjanji akan menjelaskan baki hutang yang masih ada dengan pihak bank.'
“Pemilik tersebut akan diberi bayaran separuh daripada harga kenderaan terbabit dan mangsa menyedari mereka telah ditipu apabila mereka masih menerima panggilan daripada pihak bank meminta mereka menjelaskan ansuran bulanan yang tertunggak.
“Apabila mangsa meminta kereta mereka dikembalikan, pihak syarikat memberikan pelbagai alasan serta meminta mangsa menjelaskan bayaran yang tinggi untuk mendapatkan kenderaan itu semula,” ujarnya.
Tambah Hong Soon, dalam serbuan itu, polis turut merampas 27 buah kereta mewah pelbagai jenis di premis syarikat terbabit.
Katanya, kesemua suspek ditahan reman bagi membantu siasatan dan kes di siasat di bawah Seksyen 420 Kanun Keseksaan.
Hong Soon turut menasihatkan orang ramai supaya berhati-hati terutama yang ingin menjual dan mengiklankan jualan kenderaan di Internet bagi mengelak daripada menjadi mangsa penipuan.
“Orang ramai sewajarnya perlu menyiasat latar belakang syarikat sebelum menjual kereta mereka untuk mengelak daripada diperdaya oleh sindiket penipuan jual beli kereta terpakai.
“Selain itu, orang ramai yang mempunyai maklumat tentang kegiatan sebegini boleh menyalurkan maklumat tersebut dengan menghubungi hotline polis Kuala Lumpur di talian 03-21159999,” katanya.
