SIBU: A company manager has been cheated of RM79,572 in an investment scam here.
Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said the 40-year-old victim lodged a report on Nov 24 over the incident.
He said the victim was taken in by an advertisement on Instagram on Sept 3 and contacted an agent who claimed to be from an investment company in Singapore.
"He was given a link to earn 'bonus points' from the company," he said.
He said the victim received some points which earned him RM542.
On Oct 24, the victim contacted them again to obtain more bonus points and was told to deposit money into two accounts.
The victim made 11 transactions totalling RM94,600 from Oct 24 to Nov 20 and received returns of RM15,028.
Zulkipli said the victim was asked to "invest" another RM50,000 on Nov 22.
"The victim became suspicious and checked the police's SemakMule website and found that the account number was on record for fraudulent activity," he added.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
