MELAKA: A childcare center operator in Bukit Piatu here suffered losses of RM1.06 million in less than two weeks after being cheated by an acquaintance into investing in an e-commerce scam.
Melaka police chief Zainol Samah said the victim, a 53-year-old woman, became acquainted with a Taiwanese man living in Japan through Instagram on April 27.
“Since then, they kept in touch with each other through the Lime online platform and SMS. The two soon developed a close relationship.
“On May 7, the suspect encouraged the victim to invest by purchasing goods purportedly from the US through the website https://everythingmallx.cc/,” he said in a statement.
He added that the victim was required to buy the items in bulk before reselling them to earn a 10% profit on each item.
She then made 28 payment transactions in stages into six different accounts, totaling RM1.06 million between May 7 and 30.
Zainol said that on May 30, the victim discovered through the website that her commission had reached US$200,000. However, she became suspicious and realised that she had been duped when she was asked to make an additional payment to receive the commission.
The next day, the website became inaccessible, and the suspect’s Instagram account was closed, which prompted the victim to lodge a report in Ayer Keroh on Wednesday. - FMT
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