ALOR SETAR: A retired nurse from Jitra has become the victim of a love scam, ending up not only with a broken heart but also losing RM210,000 of her savings.
Kedah Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Annuar Amri Abd Muluf said the 65-year-old woman claimed she was duped by an individual she had befriended through the “Twoo” (Meet New People) online application last year.
The individual, who introduced himself as “Zang Lee Felix” and claimed he was of English and Chinese/Korean parentage as well as employed in an international shipping company, gained her sympathy when he told her he was a divorcee whose child had died in a road accident in England.
“The man told her that his business venture was facing financial difficulties and needed help, after which the victim transferred RM1,700 in an account that he provided,” Annuar Amri said in a statement here today.
He said the man later told the retired nurse his business venture was reaping profits but he required help to release some of his goods that had been seized by the Customs at KL International Airport (KLIA).
“Apparently infatuated with the man, she made online and cash deposit transactions totalling RM210,020 into 11 bank accounts between July 2018 and June this year, all of which were her savings,” he said.
Annuar Amri said if her family members had not found out that she was applying for a personal loan – purportedly to send her online lover more money – the woman could have lost more.
The retired nurse, realising by now that she had been hoodwinked, lodged a police report on Thursday. - FMT
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