60yo contractor in Bintulu loses RM1.2 million to investment scam

Dato Mancha Ata

By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, Oct 12: A 60-year-old contractor in Bintulu lost RM1.2 million to an investment scam.

In a statement, Sarawak police commissioner Dato Mancha Ata said that in June, the victim received a text message (SMS) from an unknown individual claiming to be from an investment company.

According to Mancha, the suspect then offered the victim consultation, including sales and purchase services for an investment promising a high-interest profit.

“Interested in the offer, the victim made a deal with the suspect through WhatsApp by giving out his personal information to register for the investment.

“He later made multiple online transactions of about RM1,200,000 through an application named ‘L-Trader Max’. The victim realised he had been scammed after not receiving any profit from the investment,” he said.

In another case, Mancha said a woman in her 20s from Miri lost RM200,000 through a phone scam.

He said the victim was contacted by a suspect in September this year, claiming to be a representative from the multimedia and communication unit, who later informed the victim that her phone number had been used for illegal gambling operations in Kuching.

Following that, he also said that the victim was instructed to contact an individual who claimed to be a police officer through WhatsApp.

“The victim was conned to make multiple money transactions amounting to RM200,000 to a bank account number given by the suspect,” he added. — DayakDaily