By Wendy John
SIBU, Feb 7: Unknown that he had gotten acquainted with a scammer, a business manager finally realised his naivety when he lost a whopping RM96,000 in a parcel scam.
Sibu district police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, said the victim met the scammer on Jan 27, at around 8.40pm, while browsing his Facebook account.
He had received and accepted a friend request from a woman who identify herself as “Suzy Zakaria” from the United Kingdom.
“After nine days of chatting on Facebook Messenger, the woman told him that she wanted to come to Malaysia. Her purpose was to take up a Malaysia Airlines project,” the Sibu OCPD said.
Stanley added that the woman tricked the victim by asking him to find accommodation for her.
“As an appreciation for helping her, the woman told him that she would be sending him money, a wristwatch and jewellery,” he continued.
At 8.10am on Feb 3, the victim received a call from a “Frank Edwards”, telling him that a parcel with US$250,000 and other items had arrived in the country.
However he was told to pay the Customs stamp duty, insurance charge, local port charge and British High Commission fee.
Stanley said the victim transferred a total of RM96,000 to several accounts on Feb 3 and Feb 4.
After failing to contact Suzy, the victim finally come to his senses that he had been conned.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. — DayakDaily
