SIBU, March 30: A female accountant lost RM48,560 in a scam involving a non-existent loan yesterday.
Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili said on March 29, his department received a report from the victim who claimed that she had been cheated by a syndicate that offered online loans.
“The woman was interested to take up a RM20,000 loan. She was asked to make payments as banking documents, registration, processing fee and tax payment for immediate approval of the loan,” he said.
The victim then made a payment of RM48,560 into five bank accounts in 12 transactions through internet banking on March 28.
The victim was also promised the return of the money after the loan was “approved”.
“After making all the payments, the victim was asked to make a few more payments for the purpose of withdrawing all the money. She became suspicious and filed a police report for further action,”said Zulkipli.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code. — DayakDaily
