KANGAR: A female contractor in Perlis has suffered losses of RM416,772 after falling for a bogus investment scheme.
Kangar district police chief Asst Comm Yusharifuddin Mohd Yusop said they received a report on Thursday from the 48-year-old contractor, claiming that she was cheated after responding to an advertisement on Facebook.
“She clicked on a link provided through the social site and was added to a WhatsApp group consisting of members of a bogus investment scheme,” he said in a statement yesterday, Bernama reported.
“The victim then interacted with the members through WhatsApp and was attracted to the investment offered.
“She was asked to start with a small capital investment of RM300 and promised to be given a total of RM88,000 in one day.”
ACP Yusharifuddin said the woman went on to make 80 deposits totalling RM416,772 through 32 bank accounts from May 17 to Aug 16 this year.
She decided to lodge the report after failing to get any returns from her investment.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
