SIBU, July 16: A clerk and a tow truck driver have sustained a total loss of RM13,392 in two separate online loan schemes here.
Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the first case involved a 24-year female clerk who was cheated of RM10,162.
““The woman had seen an advertisement on Facebook which was offering fast approval loan. As she was interested, she sent her personal documents to the suspect” he said.
The complainant’s application was approved on the same day after submitting her personal documents.
However, she was asked to pay legal charges, advance payment, stamp duty and service charges.
“The complainant had made several payments through 10 transactions amounting to RM10,162 from July 7 to 12.
She realised that she had been cheated when the suspect asked for additional payment,” he said.
In the second case, a 61-year-old tow truck driver’s desperation to borrow RM100,000 landed him with a loss of RM3,230 when he was deceived in a similar scheme.
On July 8, the victim was also lured by a loan scheme which appeared on his Facebook page.
“He had dealt with a man who identified himself as ‘Looi Jin XIN’ from PJ Advisory Service and told him that he wanted to apply for a loan of RM100,000. However he was  required to pay the loan processing fee in advance,” he said.
The complainant subsequently made four bank transfers amounting to RM3,230 to four different bank accounts provided by the suspect.
As in the first case, the elderly victim only realised that he had been deceived when he was asked to make an additional payment of RM2,000.
Both cases are being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. — DayakDaily
