SIBU, Aug 18: All a female clerk wanted was to borrow RM10,000 but she ended up losing RM35,028 instead.
According to Sibu district police chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili, the 42-year old victim had on Aug 9, saw an advertisement on a website offering loan services.
“As she was interested to take a RM10,000 loan, she called up a number on the website for more details,” he said.
She was told that she would have to pay RM449 monthly for the RM10,000 loan at an interest rate of 3.88 per cent per annum.
“However she was asked to pay for the loan processing fee for the approval of the loan,” said Zulkipli.
The woman subsequently transferred RM35,028 in 13 transactions to seven different accounts.
She realised that she had been cheated when she was asked to pay another RM3,000.
The case is being investigated under Section 429 of the Penal Code for cheating. — DayakDaily
