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KOTA KINABALU, Aug 16, 2014:
A manager was taught an expensive lesson about love when her “soul mate” made her RM250,000 poorer instead.
The 48-year-old single woman apparently befriended the foreign man via Facebook in May this year. Soon, their friendship blossomed.
“There was even talk about marriage.
“Her so-called boyfriend agreed to settle down with her and picked that opportune moment to break the news that he had landed a big contract here,” said Sabah Commercial Crime Department chief Supt Saiman Kasran today.
The man said that, however, there was a price for him to move here.
“Some time later, she received a call from a woman who identified herself as Rohana, claiming to be a representative from the Inland Revenue Board from Kuala Lumpur.
“The person told her that there was a cheque worth US$7.5 million (about RM23.6 million) under the name of one Hendry John, her boyfriend’s name, from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry to finance his project in Malaysia.
“Rohana said they were informing her that in order to claim the cheque, she had to pay a sum of money to cover the the cost of obtaining tax exemption, stamp duty and other related documents,” said Saiman.
Blinded by love, the woman made the payments in stages to seven local bank accounts.
The victim soon realised that she had been cheated after the culprits failed to get back to her. This prompted her to lodge a police report at the Penampang district police on Wednesday.
“We are investigating the case under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating,” Saiman said.
Saiman advised the public, especially women, not to be easily fooled by promises made by strangers.
“In the cyber world, we can never tell what is true or otherwise. You cannot expect to know someone whom you befriended via the social network.
“It is always safer to really know them personally before making such commitment.
“This is indeed an expensive lesson for the victim and should serve as a reminder to others.”
In an earlier report, Bernama reported that an administrative clerk lost RM348,050 after being duped by a male friend she had known through the Facebook since January.
The 52-year-old woman lodged a police report at 4pm yesterday in Miri.
The woman was contacted by a man, who was believed to be a British national, who sought the victim’s help by claiming that he had inherited from his late father RM632,400, which had been posted to Malaysia.
The man claimed that the money would be used to spend the rest of his life with the victim.
On July 10, a woman believed to be a British national, too, had contacted the victim to say that the money had arrived at the KL International Airport.
The woman asked the victim to pay the postage fee of RM6,450 through a bank account given by the woman.
Subsequently the victim was again contacted by the woman, who asked her to increase the payment to pay for legal fees to obtain the certificate releasing the RM632,400.
Police said the victim had made 13 transactions at various banks in instalments.
Read more: http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2014/08/16/woman-cheated-rm250k-fb-lover/
http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2014/08/16/woman-cheated-rm250k-fb-lover/
KOTA KINABALU, Aug 16, 2014:
A manager was taught an expensive lesson about love when her “soul mate” made her RM250,000 poorer instead.
The 48-year-old single woman apparently befriended the foreign man via Facebook in May this year. Soon, their friendship blossomed.
“There was even talk about marriage.
“Her so-called boyfriend agreed to settle down with her and picked that opportune moment to break the news that he had landed a big contract here,” said Sabah Commercial Crime Department chief Supt Saiman Kasran today.
The man said that, however, there was a price for him to move here.
“Some time later, she received a call from a woman who identified herself as Rohana, claiming to be a representative from the Inland Revenue Board from Kuala Lumpur.
“The person told her that there was a cheque worth US$7.5 million (about RM23.6 million) under the name of one Hendry John, her boyfriend’s name, from the Rural and Regional Development Ministry to finance his project in Malaysia.
“Rohana said they were informing her that in order to claim the cheque, she had to pay a sum of money to cover the the cost of obtaining tax exemption, stamp duty and other related documents,” said Saiman.
Blinded by love, the woman made the payments in stages to seven local bank accounts.
The victim soon realised that she had been cheated after the culprits failed to get back to her. This prompted her to lodge a police report at the Penampang district police on Wednesday.
“We are investigating the case under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating,” Saiman said.
Saiman advised the public, especially women, not to be easily fooled by promises made by strangers.
“In the cyber world, we can never tell what is true or otherwise. You cannot expect to know someone whom you befriended via the social network.
“It is always safer to really know them personally before making such commitment.
“This is indeed an expensive lesson for the victim and should serve as a reminder to others.”
In an earlier report, Bernama reported that an administrative clerk lost RM348,050 after being duped by a male friend she had known through the Facebook since January.
The 52-year-old woman lodged a police report at 4pm yesterday in Miri.
The woman was contacted by a man, who was believed to be a British national, who sought the victim’s help by claiming that he had inherited from his late father RM632,400, which had been posted to Malaysia.
The man claimed that the money would be used to spend the rest of his life with the victim.
On July 10, a woman believed to be a British national, too, had contacted the victim to say that the money had arrived at the KL International Airport.
The woman asked the victim to pay the postage fee of RM6,450 through a bank account given by the woman.
Subsequently the victim was again contacted by the woman, who asked her to increase the payment to pay for legal fees to obtain the certificate releasing the RM632,400.
Police said the victim had made 13 transactions at various banks in instalments.
Read more: http://www.therakyatpost.com/news/2014/08/16/woman-cheated-rm250k-fb-lover/
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