Terengganu police: Woman duped into paying RM80,000 in online ‘wang ghaib’ scam

A woman in Kuala Terengganu lost RM80,000 to a syndicate offering 'wang ghaib' online.

The victim was convinced to transfer the money through WhatsApp communications after being promised funds to settle debts.

She reported to the police when she didn't receive the promised money, and the case is under investigation.

KUALA TERENGGANU, Sept 26 — An elderly woman lost RM80,000 after falling victim to a syndicate offering to help people obtain ‘ wang ghaib ’ online.

District police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 73-year-old woman came across an advertisement for the money on a Facebook page last year.

He said the victim contacted the suspect via WhatsApp and was told that the money could be used to repair her house, settle debts and make contributions to orphaned children.

“The suspect later told the victim that the money had been credited to her bank account. She continued to believe the suspect despite finding that no money had been credited to her account.

“On Sept 24, the suspect’s friend contacted the victim and told her that the money was in his possession. To obtain the money, she was required to pay RM50,000 as a penalty for failing to claim it earlier,” he said in a statement today.

Azli said the victim then contacted the suspect to verify the claim and was told that she had to pay the ‘compound’ as her bank account had been frozen.

He said the victim made 13 transactions totalling RM80,000 into a bank account using her own savings.

“The victim lodged a police report at 4.17 pm yesterday after failing to receive the promised money despite having paid the compound.

“The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,” he added. — Bernama

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瓜拉丁加奴的一名妇女因网上提供“wang ghaib”的犯罪团伙而损失了 8 万令吉。

受害者在被承诺提供资金偿还债务后，通过 WhatsApp 通讯被说服转账。

她因未收到承诺的款项而向警方报案，目前案件正在调查中。

瓜拉登嘉楼，9月26日讯——一名老妇人落入一个犯罪团伙的圈套，该团伙声称可以帮助人们在网上获得“王钱”，结果损失了8万令吉。

警区主任阿兹利·莫哈末·诺尔助理警监表示，这位73岁的老妇去年在脸书页面上看到了这笔钱的广告。

他说，受害者通过 WhatsApp 联系了嫌疑人，嫌疑人告诉她，这笔钱可以用来修缮房屋、偿还债务以及资助孤儿。

“嫌疑人后来告诉受害者，钱已经存入了她的银行账户。尽管受害者发现账户里并没有收到任何款项，但她仍然相信嫌疑人的话。”

“9月24日，嫌疑人的朋友联系了受害者，告诉她钱在他手里。为了拿到这笔钱，她需要支付5万令吉的罚款，作为之前没有认领的惩罚，”他今天在一份声明中说。

阿兹利说，受害者随后联系了嫌疑人以核实这一说法，嫌疑人告诉她，由于她的银行账户已被冻结，她必须支付“罚款”。

他说，受害者用自己的积蓄向银行账户进行了 13 笔交易，总计 8 万令吉。

“受害者昨天下午 4 点 17 分向警方报案，称其已支付罚款但未收到承诺的赔偿金。

他补充说：“此案正依据《刑法》第420条进行调查。”——马新社

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