JOHOR BARU, April 18 — A 41-year-old supervisor of a private company here suffered losses amounting to RM92,220 after he was allegedly scammed by a fraud syndicate promising part-time jobs.
Seri Alam police chief Superintendent Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said the complainant lodged a report on the incident yesterday.
He said the victim was attracted to the idea of part-time work as he believed that it would give good returns.
“The victim received an SMS on April 13 from a company offering part-time work, and he was promised immediate returns and commissions after completing the assignments,” he said.
Mohd Sohaimi said the victim had expressed interest in participating, even before being included in a Telegram group and given further information about his tasks.
“The victim then selected a package to complete four tasks with a payment of RM92,220.
“During the period of April 16 to 17, the victim made 10 transactions to six different accounts with a total of RM92,220,” he said in a statement today.
Following that, Mohd Sohaimi said the victim only realised that he had been duped when the tasks undertaken had been completed but he did not receive his returns as promised.
“Furthermore, the victim was asked to make another payment of RM46,580 for the capital return process as well as commission,” he said.
Mohd Sohaimi added that the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
He said police are also investigating the involvement of the mule account and action will be taken against the account owner.
