Beware & Protect Yourself 08 (Feb 24 - Dec 25)

[winston]

Delivery rider loses his heart and nearly RM64,000 to love scam

By REMAR NORDIN

The victim befriended a woman known as “Leong Kin Seng” through a social media platform in early August last year.

After the pair had communicated for some 20 days, the woman asked the victim for money, claiming that she needed to treat her ailing mother – failing which, she would end their relationship.

“Fooled by her pleas, the victim transferred the money to her in 16 transactions between Aug 25 and Nov 16,” he said in a statement yesterday.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... -love-scam

[winston]

Housewife loses RM160,000 to non-existent investment scam

The 67-year-old victim was initially drawn to the scheme after encountering an advertisement on YouTube on Dec 8, 2024. He explained that the woman was promised lucrative returns, including daily profits, for her investments. Enticed by the offer, the victim transferred a total of RM160,000 from her savings, in three transactions to two bank accounts provided by the suspect.

In a separate case, Yahaya said a 57-year-old housewife claimed to have lost RM137,500 after allegedly being hypnotised by three unknown women, who approached her on Tuesday and inquired about the home address of an unfamiliar individual. He explained that the victim was then coerced into handing over her jewellery and withdrawing her savings from both her home and the bank. The woman only realised she may have been hypnotised after returning home”.

Source: Bernama

https://theedgemalaysia.com/node/740258

[winston]

Contractor cheated of RM5.9mil in investment scam

The 58-year-old victim began participating in the investment in September after he was attracted to the impressive-sounding credentials of an investment advertisement by a 'Davidson Kempner Capital Management (DKCM MYS-C)' on Facebook.

He said the local man was instructed to download the A-Trade application through the Apple Store.

"The victim transferred money totalling RM5,900,506.48 through 30 transactions into eight different company accounts in stages starting from September to November 2024" .

Hussein said the victim, who finally realised he was duped after not receiving any returns, filed a report at the Kajang police station on Tuesday (Jan 7).

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... tment-scam

[winston]

Businessman loses EPF savings and loans to IPO scam

By NELSON BENJAMIN

The man in his 60s, who wanted to be known only as Tee, said he had used up almost all his savings from the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) totalling RM900,000 and borrowed almost another RM480,000 to invest a total of about RM1.38mil in supposed initial public offerings (IPOs) in China.

He claimed that his investments in the platform had actually increased in value to RM4.7mil, but he was unable to make any withdrawal.

Tee also said he tried to make a withdrawal of RM2.7mil several days ago, but the system did not process it.

“They (investment company representatives) asked me to pay another RM650,000 cash as ‘profit-sharing’ if I wanted to withdraw the RM4.7mil.

Always use the Semak Mule mobile app or go to https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my to check if any of the bank accounts or phone numbers concerned have been associated with suspicious activities.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... e=smartech

[behappyalways]

Getting dumber!? The reading level of adults is only 20% of that of primary school.
Technology may be a double-edged sword. Human IQ is declining.
越來越笨!? 成人閱讀程度僅小學有20% 科技恐是雙面刃 人類智商下滑｜十點不一樣20250107
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MUJLRsbzCS4


Mainland actors were turned into piglets!
They were forced to practice typing and had their heads shaved.
Wang Xing: About 50 Chinese were also arrested
大陸演員慘淪豬仔! 被迫練打字.剃光頭 王星:約50名中國人也被抓｜TVBS新聞 ‪@TVBSNEWS02
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RpNtOvKiOCE

[winston]

Chinese national caught trying to steal another passenger's credit card on KL-Penang flight

Police also believe that the suspect is part of a syndicate linked to the arrest of three other Chinese nationals involved in thefts aboard commercial flights in November and December last year.

The three previous cases involved suspects from Hunan, China, aged between 51 and 61, who were caught in the act of stealing and have been charged.

Sazalee also advised commercial flight passengers to take preventive measures by keeping bags containing cash or valuables in the storage areas closest to their seats.

Source: the Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... ang-flight

[winston]

Technician loses over RM400,000 to online job scam

On Nov 21, the 42-year-old local man came across an online job advertisement on Facebook and was drawn to it by the commission offered.

The victim then communicated with a male suspect via the WhatsApp application.

Zulkafli said that the suspect instructed the victim to make advance payments for goods, initially small amounts that later escalated to tens of thousands of ringgit.

In return, the suspect promised the victim a refund along with a commission ranging from 4 to 10 per cent of the payment made.

"The victim made several online transfers to 10 different bank accounts, totalling RM444,967. He realised he had been scammed when the promised commission payment never materialised,”

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... e-job-scam

[behappyalways]

The shady story of the fraud park in northern Myanmar, and the mainland people have become "walking RMB"

緬北詐騙園區黑幕 陸人淪「行走的人民幣」｜TVBS新聞 ‪@TVBSNEWS02‬

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3-6-DaoHE_0

[winston]

Ipoh senior citizen loses almost RM1mil to scammers

By IVAN LOH

The victim came across the investment scheme on Facebook and clicked on a link on Dec 4, 2024.

"The link was provided by a woman who added the victim to a WhatsApp chat group called 'Nasional Malaysian Finance Management Association'.

"The victim was then asked to download an app called PGLO.PRO," he said in a statement on Sunday (Jan 12), adding that returns of a 20% return were promised within half an hour with a RM5,000 investment.

DCP Zulkafli said the victim made 16 transactions into three accounts totalling about RM974,000.

"On Jan 11, the complainant did a web search and found that the investment scheme does not exist before lodging a police report.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... o-scammers

[winston]

Ex-engineer in Johor loses RM9.4mil to cryptocurrency scam

By REMAR NORDIN

The victim had encountered a social media advertisement promoting cryptocurrency investments, specifically Bitcoin where the advertisement promised high returns and easy profits.

“The victim clicked on a link in the advertisement and was subsequently added to a WhatsApp group.

“Two individuals contacted the victim via WhatsApp, providing details about how to invest, claiming returns of up to 50 times the invested amount.

“Interested in the offer, the victim downloaded and registered on an app allegedly designed to monitor the investments,” he said in a statement here.

Comm Kumar added that between October and December 2024, the victim made 29 payment transactions totalling RM9,474,310 into 11 different bank accounts.

“Upon checking the app, the victim discovered a reported profit of RM88mil.
“However, when the victim attempted to withdraw the investment, he was told to pay RM800,000 as a processing fee.

Source: The Star

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... rency-scam