Datuk Wira Allegedly Conned Victims Of Nearly Rm1bil

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Shah Abdul Malek (centre) said the businessman allegedly deceived the authorities and his victims through 18 non-existent companies. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: A businessman using the title of “Datuk Wira” has allegedly defrauded hundreds of investors locally and overseas of RM900 million through non-existent schemes.
Shah Abdul Malek, the spokesman for a secretariat formed by the victims, and who also invested in the scheme, said the investors included government officers and doctors.
The businessman is alleged to have used his position and influence to defraud the victims for the past 16 years.
“The purpose of the secretariat is to prevent more people from falling prey to this scam and to find a way to recover our money,” Bernama reported Shah as saying at a press conference here.
Shah said they had gathered information about the businessman’s operations, which had allegedly deceived the authorities and victims through 18 non-existent companies.
Meanwhile, Lee Roger Meiklejohn, 51, a victim from Scotland said he lost nearly RM60 million to the businessman.
“I initially received a 10% return, but when he sent me bank statements in 2017, I found out that he had withdrawn all the money and pocketed it,” he said at the press conference.
Meiklejohn said he lodged two police reports at the Travers police station in 2019 and at the Petaling Jaya police station yesterday.
Shah urged all the victims of the fraudulent investment schemes to come forward and contact him at 012-2214433.
Meanwhile, commercial crime investigation department director Ramli Yoosuf confirmed receiving reports on the fraudulent investments and said the matter would be investigated. - FMT

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