SIBU: A woman here suffered losses amounting to RM34,206 after being deceived by non-existent job and loan offers online.
Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said the police had received two reports from the victim, a civil servant, regarding the case on Monday (Sept 3).
"A local woman in her 30s claimed that she had been cheated out of RM34,206," he said.
According to ACP Zulkipli, the victim had, on Aug 18, logged into her Facebook account and seen an advertisement offering part-time work.
"She immediately called the number listed in the advertisement. However, she was required to make a payment to give a rating to the company where she would be given commission and return on capital for the task.
"She would also be given some items to sell online," he said.
Subsequently, she made online transfers of money as start-up capital to order the goods as instructed by the suspect.
"However, as she was short of money, she applied for a loan of RM30,000 from a company she found online on Sept 2. In order to qualify for the loan, she was asked to make an advance payment to raise her credit score," said ACP Zulkipli.
The victim made four bank transfers amounting to RM34,206 into four different accounts from Aug 28 to Sept 2.
She was promised commission for each payment for the work done.
However, until the report was made, he said, the victim had not received the promised commission and loan money.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
