In Kuantan, a businessman and a retired banker were victims of a scam, losing over RM458,985 after falling for a non-existent investment scheme last year, according to Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman.
The 47-year-old businessman fell into the scheme after finding it on Facebook in September last year due to the promised high profits. He was introduced to the “Accerx” platform for digital currency exchange, leading to transfers totaling RM3,000 and subsequent transactions. The platform displayed a fictional monetary gain of RM20,802,876.08, leading to a total loss of RM383,000 from 16 transactions to six different bank accounts.
Meanwhile, a 56-year-old retired banker also suffered losses of RM75,985 in August last year after engaging in digital currency exchange transfers and being lured by a profit display of RM109,985.45 on the same platform.
After being informed of a money laundering complaint against them and told to withdraw their profits, the victims realized they had been scammed. They were then coerced into paying 1% of the total profit or face forfeiture, leading them to lodge reports at the Temerloh District Police Headquarters on January 24.
The police are currently investigating the case under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, as reported by Bernama.
