Elderly woman cheated of RM8,000 jewellery in welfare aid scam

 Police arrested a woman and her two adult children and recovered the jewellery which had been sold to a pawnshop.

Perak police said the victim handed over a gold necklace, a pair of gold earrings with a short chain, and three gold rings which were later recovered. (PDRM pic)

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Police arrested a woman and her two adult children after an elderly woman reported being cheated of RM8,000 in jewellery through a bogus welfare aid package at a hospital in Teluk Intan.

Perak police chief Alwi Zainal Abidin said the trio, aged 22 to 50, were arrested at an apartment in Semenyih, Selangor, on July 3.

“The 67-year-old victim was at the hospital for a check-up on June 29 when a woman introduced herself as a welfare officer and offered RM2,000 a month in community welfare aid.

“The victim then handed over a gold necklace, a pair of gold earrings with a short chain, and three gold rings before realising she had been duped when the suspect failed to return,” Alwi said in a statement today.

Police recovered the jewellery, which had been sold to a pawnshop in Teluk Intan. The suspects were held in remand for investigation. - FMT