BUKIT MERTAJAM: A 58-year-old clerk lost RM927,400 of her savings in the past three years to a scammer who had asked her to loan him money to start an oil exploration business in the US.
Seberang Perai Central police chief Shafee Abd Samad said the victim befriended a man named “William Schang” from the US on Instagram. They later started chatting on WhatsApp.
Shafee said that after the man asked for money, the woman began transferring her savings into five local bank accounts, with transactions beginning as early as April 9, 2019, until Feb 12 this year, totalling RM927,400.
He said the victim felt something was amiss when she was unable to contact the man and felt she had been cheated. She then lodged a police report.
The case will be investigated for cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code.