KUANTAN: After earning RM900 profit from her first online investment, an insurance manager assumed she could rake in bigger returns.
Little did the 60-year-old realise the profit was bait set by fraudsters that eventually caused her to lose RM695,000 comprising her savings and cash borrowed from friends.
Pahang deputy police chief Datuk Azry Akmar Ayob said the victim from Bentong saw a Facebook advertisement offering the investment opportunity on April 2 this year.
“(She contacted a woman) who introduced herself as ‘Carmen Lee’ claiming to be a representative of the company registered as ‘Penunjuk Arah Kekayaan Malaysia’.
“The victim was instructed to download an application and register her personal details.
“On Feb 17, the woman made her first investment amounting to RM5,000 and received RM900 profit.
“Assuming the deal was genuine (after receiving the RM900), the victim made another 22 transactions amounting to RM695,000 into several bank accounts,” he said in a statement.
Azry Akmar said, when the victim tried to withdraw her capital along with profit on Friday, she was informed that the process could only be completed on working days.
He said the victim became suspicious about the investment scheme and realised that she had fallen victim to a scam, adding that the victim lodged a report yesterday.
Azry Akmar advised the public to exercise caution and verify the phone, and account numbers at https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my before carrying out any transactions.
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