Retiree loses RM210, 000 in scam
Sunday, 04 Aug 2019
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ALOR SETAR: A retired nurse from Jitra thought she has finally found her true love via a social networking site, but it was not a fairy tale ending because besides suffering from a broken heart, she also lost RM210, 000 to the scammer.
Kedah Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Annuar Amri Abd Muluf said the 65-year-old claimed she was duped by an individual she had befriended via the Twoo (Meet New People) online application last year.
Supt Annuar said the man, who introduced himself as Zang Lee Felix, claimed to be of English and Chinese/Korean parentage and worked for an international shipping company.
“He gained her sympathy, telling her that he was a divorcee and that his child had died in a road accident in England.
“At some point during their online friendship, the man told her that his business venture was facing financial problems and that he needed some help, ” he said in a statement.
Supt Annuar said the victim then transferred RM1, 700 to an account that he provided.
He said that after some time, the suspect told the victim that his business venture was reaping profits but he required her help again to release some of his goods that had been seized by the Customs Department at KLIA.
“The victim made online and cash deposit transactions totalling RM210, 020 from her savings into 11 bank accounts between July 2018 and June this year, ” he said. — Bernama
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