KUANTAN (Bernama): A durian trader has claimed he lost RM178,132 after joining a non-existent investment introduced by a friend he met on social media last month.
Pahang Commercial CID chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the victim, a 28-year-old man, claims he got to know the female suspect via Momo application on March 19, followed by a chat on WhatsApp.
"The woman is said to have shared information on an investment, which promises lucrative returns, where the victim invested RM500 via a website.
"The victim claimed he received RM807 several days later, which convinced him to raise his investment to RM200,000,” Mohd Wazir said in a statement here Saturday (April 17).