Victim in Kuantan Scammed RM418,400 From Mother’s Account for Lover in France
A woman in Kuantan is the latest victim of a syndicate involving a scammer pretending to be romantically interested in her, the victim who is a 28 year old unemployed woman has met her lover via a social media application dubbed Cintaku and the scammer, he claimed to be a Malay businessman based in France and the two first connected with each other on 22 December last year.
The woman was promised a RM89,700 through a foreign remittance transaction but she was told to pay RM2,000 before the money could be credited into her account and the Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof mentioned that the victim claimed to have exchanged phone number as well and given her bank account number to the man so he can send gifts, cash to symbolise his love for her.
The scammer has withdrawn a total of RM418,400 from her mother’s account and made 44 transaction to nine different accounts given by the suspect and the victim’s mother who is a teacher and a diabetic had given the victim to manage her bank account and currently the case is being investigated under Section 420 of Peal Code.