PETALING JAYA: A total of 51 loan scam cases have been recorded so far this year.
Selangor Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Asst Comm Muhammad Yazid Muhammad Yew said the cases were recorded between Jan 13 and Jan 25, involving losses of RM617,758. It is an increase of 12.8% compared to the same period last year, where 41 cases were recorded with losses amounting to RM547,686, he said in a statement on Wednesday (Jan 27).
Selangor CCID also detained 14 people and managed to solve 31 loan scam cases this year, he added. The scammers would advertise their ‘loan offers’ using the names of various bogus money lender companies over various medium to entice their victims.
Doctor under investigation for falsifying documents for insurance, SOCSO claims 25 Jan 2021 / 18:05 H.
GEORGE
TOWN: A doctor at a hospital in Seberang Jaya, near here is being investigated for falsifying documents and using a stamp belonging to her colleagues to make claims for insurance and from the Social Security Organisation (Socso) for others.
Penang Commercial Crime Investigation Department head ACP Mohd Rosni Mohd Lazim (
pix) said the investigation against the 37-year-old doctor was conducted following a report lodged by the hospital’s deputy director last Jan 20 on a complaint by a male doctor that his official stamp had been used by other parties to make insurance and Socso claims.
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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.