(Sungai Long, 10th) A 39-year-old female clerk originally looked forward to purchasing tickets to the hugely popular Korean boy band BTS’s world tour concert, but ended up falling into a scam and was cheated out of RM1,388.
Sungai Long District Police Chief Superintendent Mohamad Haid said the victim was browsing Facebook at home on the 3rd of this month when she saw an advertisement under the name “Gold Tix,” claiming to be selling tickets for BTS’s world tour concert in December this year.
The advertisement stated that each ticket was priced at RM1,388 and included a link that directed interested buyers to a WhatsApp contact number.
He said, after expressing her interest to buy a ticket, the victim got in touch with a woman claiming to be “Putri Nur Gita.”
“After negotiating to purchase one ticket, the other party instructed the victim to transfer payment to a Touch ‘n Go e-wallet account. The victim subsequently transferred RM1,388.”
Mohamad Haid said the suspect then asked the victim to buy two more tickets, but the victim refused, explaining that she only needed one.
“Not long after the victim refused, she found herself blocked from further contact by the other party.”
Realizing she had been scammed, the victim contacted the National Scam Response Center (NSRC) and filed a police report yesterday (June 9).
Police’s further investigation revealed that the telephone number linked to the suspect had previously been involved in multiple police reports across five different police districts.
Currently, police are investigating under Section 420 of the Penal Code (Cheating and Dishonestly Inducing Delivery of Property).
The advertisement stated that each ticket was priced at RM1,388 and included a link that directed interested buyers to a WhatsApp contact number.
He said, after expressing her interest to buy a ticket, the victim got in touch with a woman claiming to be “Putri Nur Gita.”
“After negotiating to purchase one ticket, the other party instructed the victim to transfer payment to a Touch ‘n Go e-wallet account. The victim subsequently transferred RM1,388.”
Mohamad Haid said the suspect then asked the victim to buy two more tickets, but the victim refused, explaining that she only needed one.
“Not long after the victim refused, she found herself blocked from further contact by the other party.”
Realizing she had been scammed, the victim contacted the National Scam Response Center (NSRC) and filed a police report yesterday (June 9).
Police’s further investigation revealed that the telephone number linked to the suspect had previously been involved in multiple police reports across five different police districts.
Currently, police are investigating under Section 420 of the Penal Code (Cheating and Dishonestly Inducing Delivery of Property).