2 Men Lose Rm495 000 In Separate Job Love Scams

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In the two separate incidents, a 57-year-old unemployed man lost RM252,900 in a part-time job scam on WhatsApp, while a 69-year-old retiree transferred RM242,620 to a woman who claimed she was being detained for not declaring a large sum of cash.JOHOR BAHRU: Two men fell prey to separate online job and love scams in Johor, losing a combined sum of RM495,520.
In the first incident, a 57-year-old unemployed man was scammed of RM252,900 after falling prey to a part-time job offer by an individual on WhatsApp.
Johor deputy police chief M Kumar said the victim lodged a police report on Dec 21, claiming the individual promised quick and lucrative earnings if he uploaded certain videos on social media as instructed and clicked on the like button for provided links.
“The victim did so and also transferred RM252,900 to several accounts as instructed.
“However, he realised he had been cheated after failing to receive any of the returns promised, in addition to being instructed to transfer more funds to access the earnings,” he said in a statement.
In the second case, Kumar said a 69-year-old private sector retiree lost RM242,620 in a love scam.
He said the man lodged a police report yesterday, claiming that he befriended a foreigner on social media and was cheated a month later.
Kumar said the foreigner, who purportedly had a job in Malaysia, had contacted the victim saying she was detained by the Malaysian immigration department for not declaring cash exceeding the permitted sum.
“The foreigner sought the victim’s help to release her from detention and asked him to transfer funds to several accounts,” he said, adding that she could not be traced after that. - FMT

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