A local woman in Kuala Terengganu was left heartbroken and RM1.6 million poorer after she was cheated of the large sum of money in a non-existent cryptocurrency investment scheme.
Lured by online advertisement
According to Terengganu Police Chief Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin, he said the 49-year-old victim was drawn to a financial success advertisement published on a Chinese-language website in December 2023, reported Harian Metro.
Completely reeled in by the ‘success stories’, she proceeded to fill out an application form linked to the website and was subsequently contacted via WhatsApp by an individual who called herself ‘Jasmine Yong’.
The victim was then invited to join a WhatsApp group for further dealings and after three months, she found herself joining another WhatsApp group named ‘Cripto Currency’, where she was taught the ropes of investing.
Jobless M’sian woman scammed of RM1.6mil
Mohd Khairi added that the victim, who was unemployed, was instructed to make investments and transfer money into the given bank account from March 14 to June 28.
She was promised an investment return of approximately RM90 million and even used the proceeds she gathered by selling her family’s assets for the investment. But she never received the profit.
“The victim eventually realised she was scammed when she was blocked from making calls or sending messages, prompting her to file a police report at the Dungun District Police Headquarters (IPD),” he said.
She reportedly lost a total of RM1.6 million as a result of the scam.
Mohd Khairi called upon the public to be vigilant and conduct checks before joining any investment schemes promising lucrative returns.
“Further information can be obtained from official sources such as the SemakMule Portal, Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) Alert List, and the Securities Commission (SC),” he said.
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