IPOH, Sept 14 Perak recorded a 37 per cent increase in scam-related cases from January to August this year, as the police opened 1,957 investigation papers for the period.
Saturday, 23 Jan 2021 07:55 PM MYT
Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya has been the victim of identity theft, with someone posing as him to ask for money. Picture by Farhan Najib
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IPOH, Jan 23 The police have received a report in connection with the case of an individual posing as Perak Industry, Investment and Corridor Development Committee chairman Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya to borrow money using WhatsApp.
Perak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Hasbullah Abd Rahman said the report was lodged by Shahrul Zaman’s friend at the Bercham police station here at 9 pm yesterday.
Police receive report on individual posing as Perak EXCO 23 Jan 2021 / 19:14 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
IPOH: The police have received a report in connection with the case of an individual posing as Perak Industry, Investment and Corridor Development Committee chairman Datuk Shahrul Zaman Yahya to borrow money using WhatsApp.
Perak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Hasbullah Abd Rahman said the report was lodged by Shahrul Zaman’s friend at the Bercham police station here at 9 pm yesterday.
“The individual was using Shahrul Zaman’s profile picture and tried to borrow some money from the complainant who got suspicious because the (fake) state executive councillor was using a different phone number which was not saved in his phone contacts,“ he told Bernama here today.
IPOH: The remand for 22 individuals detained following the discovery of an online scam syndicate during a raid on a house here on Dec 28 has been exte.