by DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, June 4: A woman in her 50s from Sibu lost RM50,000 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme disguised as a trading course that falsely promised market analysis and professional guidance.
According to a news report by TVS, the victim, an accountant, was initially attracted by an advertisement on Facebook for a stock trading course on Bursa Malaysia, which supposedly offered learning trading techniques and daily analysis.
Sibu District Police Chief, Assistant Commissioner (ACP) Zulkipli Suhaili said that the victim clicked on a link provided and was contacted via WhatsApp by an individual who introduced herself as Gennie, supposedly an agent of the company.
The suspect claimed to represent AHAM Capital and introduced another investment platform called Tower Capital Asia (TCA), which promised high profits on the condition that the victim pay a 15 per cent commission to AHAM Capital.
“Attracted by the offer, the victim agreed to invest and made three money transfer transactions to two different local accounts between May 21 and 27, 2025, involving a total amount of RM50,000,” Zulkipli said in a statement.
He said the victim realised something was wrong when the platform’s website, tcapro.net, allegedly displayed that her investment profits had reached RM101,372.81, but the money could not be withdrawn.
“More suspiciously, the victim was asked to increase his investment by another RM200,000 to ‘activate’ the withdrawal of the profits.
“Feeling cheated, the victim immediately lodged a police report at a nearby police station yesterday (June 3).
“The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,” he added. – DayakDaily
