Pahang police chief Ramli Yoosuf said the Form 6 student came across the fraudulent scheme on Facebook on Dec 14.

After she was added to a group in the Telegram mobile app, she was asked to deposit RM1,000 and given details to access an investment website.

“After logging on to her account on the website, she found that she had made RM16,000, but was asked for additional payments to withdraw the money,” Berita Harian quoted Ramli as saying in a report today.

He said she lost RM22,300 which she had saved after inheriting it from her late mother.

Ramli advised the public not to fall for investment schemes that promised quick lucrative returns.

He also urged them to verify the authenticity of the investment companies with the police, Bank Negara Malaysia and the domestic trade and cost of living ministry to avoid being scammed.