A man from Taman Perak in Perak lost around RM1.6 million when he became a victim of a scam involving a fake investment scheme.
According to Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri, the 37-year-old consultant only realized that he had been cheated when he tried to withdraw profits from the investment.
“A police report was made on Thursday (Jan 18),” Comm Mohd Yusri said in a statement on Friday (Jan 19).
The victim was deceived into investing in a cryptocurrency scheme on the Unobitex mobile app after being introduced to it by a friend on Facebook last September.
“The victim made 44 transactions totaling RM1,651,585 into various bank accounts,” he said.
“When he tried to withdraw the profit, he was asked to pay taxes to the Saudi Arabian government.”
At that point, the consultant realized he had been tricked,” he added.
Comm Mohd Yusri reminded people to be cautious about investment offers on social media platforms, especially those involving financial or investment mobile apps that are not approved by Bank Negara Malaysia or the Securities Commission.
He also advised people to contact the National Scam Response Centre number at 997 if they are victims of a non-existent investment scheme or had just made transactions to a mule account.
“For inquiries related to such crimes, the public can use the commercial crime investigation department infoline at 013-211 1222 via WhatsApp between 8am and 10pm.
“For the latest trend in cheating, visit www.facebook.com/jsjkpdrm or www.facebook.com/
