Fisherman duped of RM13,000 by ‘daughter’ 27 Dec 2020 / 13:38 H.
KUANTAN: A fisherman was duped of RM13,000 by an unknown individual impersonating as his daughter when telephoning him on Friday (Dec 25).
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 59-year-old fisherman received the call from the woman whose voice sounded almost the same as his eldest child at 11 am while he was away at sea.
He said his “daughter” told him that she had changed her telephone number and asked him to bank in RM5,000 for business expenses and gave him an account number.
“The man asked a friend to do the transaction before again being contacted by the suspect who asked for additional RM8,000 saying the RM5,000 was insufficient.
Thursday, 24 Dec 2020 02:57 PM MYT
Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 60-year-old victim claimed she knew the suspect, who purportedly resided in the United States, via Facebook. Reuters pic
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KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 24 A retired woman lost RM87,400 after being duped by a man she befriended on Facebook around October this year.
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 60-year-old victim claimed she knew the suspect, who purportedly resided in the United States, via Facebook.
“The victim claimed that the suspect had informed her that he would be stationed in Terengganu for three years as he had obtained a tender with an oil and gas company and would arrive in Malaysia in November.
Retired woman loses RM87,400 to a Facebook friend 24 Dec 2020 / 14:22 H.
KUANTAN: A retired woman lost RM87,400 after being duped by a man she befriended on Facebook around October this year.
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 60-year-old victim claimed she knew the suspect, who purportedly resided in the United States, via Facebook.
“The victim claimed that the suspect had informed her that he would be stationed in Terengganu for three years as he had obtained a tender with an oil and gas company and would arrive in Malaysia in November.
“In the middle of November, the suspect contacted the victim to borrow RM87,400 for mandatory quarantine costs for eight workers and himself at the Kuala Lumpur International Aiport (KLIA),” he told reporters here, today.
KUANTAN (Bernama): A retired woman lost RM87,400 after being duped by a man she had befriended on Facebook around October.
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 60-year-old victim claimed she knew the suspect, who purportedly resided in the United States, via Facebook. The victim claimed that the suspect had informed her that he would be stationed in Terengganu for three years as he had obtained a tender with an oil and gas company and would arrive in Malaysia in November. In the middle of November, the suspect contacted the victim to borrow RM87,400 for mandatory quarantine costs for eight workers and himself at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), ” he told reporters here Thursday (Dec 24).
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A WOMAN retiree lost RM87,400 after being cheated by a man she befriended on Facebook this year.
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 60-year-old victim got to know the suspect, who said he was a US resident, in October.
“The victim said the suspect had informed her that he would be stationed in Terengganu for three years as he had obtained a tender with an oil and gas company; he would arrive in Malaysia in November.
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