Manager Loses RM211,000 To Fake Investment Scheme

KUANTAN, July 15 (Bernama) -- A hotel housekeeping manager lost RM211,000 after falling victim to a fake investment scheme he joined last month.

Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 49-year-old man first saw the investment offer on Facebook and later contacted a woman through WhatsApp.

“The woman promised high returns and gave the victim a link to join the investment.

“He then made six payments to two different bank accounts between June 4 and June 11 using his own savings,” he said in a statement today.

The victim realised it was a scam when he was asked to make more payments but never received any returns.

Yahaya said the victim lodged a police report at the Kuantan District Police Headquarters yesterday and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

-- BERNAMA