(Miri, 14th) Miri District Police Chief ACP Alexson Naga confirmed that the police received two different types of fraud cases on the 1st of this month.
The first case involved a victim, a female civil servant in her 40s, who was deceived by a part-time job advertisement on a social media website. After making five payments and not receiving any promised returns, she realized she had been scammed, losing a total of 59,842 ringgit.
The second case involved a local man in his 30s who was tricked by criminals impersonating police officers. They used phone scams, claiming his involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering, cheating him out of 30,000 ringgit.
The police will investigate the above two cases under Section 420 of the Penal Code. Under this section, upon conviction, the offender will face a minimum imprisonment of one year, whipping, and a fine.
The police urge the public to check the information of fraudsters through the website http://semakmule.rmp.gov.my. If faced with online fraud, they can also contact the National Scam Response Center hotline 997 for assistance.
The first case involved a victim, a female civil servant in her 40s, who was deceived by a part-time job advertisement on a social media website. After making five payments and not receiving any promised returns, she realized she had been scammed, losing a total of 59,842 ringgit.
The second case involved a local man in his 30s who was tricked by criminals impersonating police officers. They used phone scams, claiming his involvement in drug trafficking and money laundering, cheating him out of 30,000 ringgit.
The police will investigate the above two cases under Section 420 of the Penal Code. Under this section, upon conviction, the offender will face a minimum imprisonment of one year, whipping, and a fine.
The police urge the public to check the information of fraudsters through the website http://semakmule.rmp.gov.my. If faced with online fraud, they can also contact the National Scam Response Center hotline 997 for assistance.