Beware & Protect Yourself 07 (Jun 23 - Jan 24)

[winston]

Woman loses over RM500,000 to non-existent investment scheme

Police say she deposited the sum after receiving instructions from a woman from China who she connected with via Facebook.

Source: Bernama

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... nt-scheme/

[winston]

Online seller loses over RM70,000 to investment scam

The 38-year-old victim claimed to have received a WhatsApp message about a Bitcoin investment scheme on Jan 10.

Attracted by the promise of lucrative returns, the victim withdrew her savings and contacted the suspect, who instructed her to make 25 online money transfers to seven accounts for investment purposes.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... e=smartech

[winston]

Elderly man fined RM2,500 over 'luggage held at KLIA' con

Raja Shahyan Raja Abdullah, 82, allegedly tricked Abdul Khadar Ahmad Ali, 59, into believing that his luggage was stuck at KLIA, prompting the victim to pay RM2,700 for release, a sum the victim would not have parted with had he not been defrauded by the accused.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... lia039-con

[winston]

Retired teacher loses RM1.2mil EPF savings to crypto scam

By RSN MURALI

The victim was attracted to the rosy offer of multiplying her money by 30 times in the cryptocurrency-related venture.

"She withdrew all her EPF savings, which she kept in the bank since her retirement, to invest in the scam," he said

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... rypto-scam

[winston]

Woman loses over RM500,000 to scammer posing as her younger brother

By REMAR NORDIN

“The victim received a text via Whatsapp from an unknown individual who claimed to be her brother; the text requested the victim to transfer RM570,174 for business purposes.

“The victim then made the transfer to the account given by the suspect. She then called her brother to inform him about the transfer that she just made.

“However, her real brother, aged 29, denied making such a request,” he said in a statement here Saturday (Jan 20).

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... brother039

[winston]

Elderly woman saved from losing RM573,000 in government official impersonation scam

For more than a month in late 2023, a 73-year-old woman thought she was being investigated by the “police”, and was on the verge of transferring a chunk of her savings to scammers.

Thankfully, the scammers’ attempt to cheat the elderly woman of her life savings was thwarted by vigilant staff from Great Eastern, OCBC Bank and the police.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/tech/tech-ne ... e=smartech

[winston]

Seremban housewife loses RM1.5mil to 'fake cop' in phone scam

The victim had received a phone call from an individual who introduced himself as a policeman and claimed that the victim had committed a crime.

The victim was later directed to make payment to several bank accounts that belonged to unknown individuals.

Source: Bernama

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... phone-scam

[winston]

Retiree loses over RM1.4mil to fake investment scheme

The 70-year-old was given online classes for eight months before making his first investment.

The public is advised to check the account and phone numbers at https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my before making transactions.

Source: Bernama

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... nt-scheme/

[winston]

Housewife faces 2 counts of fraud in RM1.3mil luxury goods scam

The 36-year-old pleaded not guilty to cheating two women in the scam involving Hermes handbags, Rolex watches and Chanel shoes.

A housewife was charged with cheating two women in a luxury designer goods scam totaling almost RM1.3 million, which included Hermes handbags, Rolex watches and Chanel shoes.

Source: Bernama

https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/categ ... oods-scam/

[winston]

Thousands Lose $16 Mn In Singapore 'Fake Friend' Scams

Such scams involve contacting victims, pretending to be someone they know, and asking for financial assistance.

Source: Agence France Presse

https://www.barrons.com/news/thousands- ... s-80fb000b