Ipoh woman loses RM41,215 in online job and fake investment scams

A woman from Ipoh was scammed out of RM41,215 through an online job and investment scheme.

She was offered a job via WhatsApp to evaluate products on Shopee, requiring money transfers to suspect accounts.

Realising the scam after a demand for more payment, she stopped and the case is under investigation.

IPOH, Sept 17 — A 36-year-old woman lost RM41,215 after falling victim to an online job scam and a non-existent investment scheme recently.

Muallim district police chief Supt Khalid Mohamad said the victim received a job offer through WhatsApp on September 13, with rewards offered for completing product evaluation tasks on the Shopee platform.

He said the victim was subsequently instructed to make several money transfers to bank accounts provided by the suspect.

“On September 15, the victim made six transactions totalling RM41,215 before being asked to make an additional payment of RM32,800. The victim realised that she had likely been scammed and did not proceed with the payment,” he said in a statement today.

The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code. — Bernama

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一名怡保女子通过网络求职和投资计划被骗走 41215 令吉。

她通过 WhatsApp 获得了一份工作，负责评估 Shopee 上的产品，但需要向可疑账户转账。

在对方索要更多款项后，她意识到自己被骗了，于是停止了交易，目前该案件正在调查中。

怡保，9月17日讯——一名36岁女子近日遭遇网络求职骗局和虚假投资计划，损失41215令吉。

穆阿林区警区主任哈立德·穆罕默德警监表示，受害者于9月13日通过WhatsApp收到一份工作邀请，该工作提供在Shopee平台上完成产品评估任务的奖励。

他说，受害者随后被指示向嫌疑人提供的银行账户进行多次转账。

“9月15日，受害者进行了六笔交易，总计41215令吉，之后又被要求支付32800令吉。受害者意识到自己可能被骗了，所以没有继续付款，”他在今天的一份声明中说。

此案正依据《刑法》第420条进行调查。——马新社

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