(Selangor, 9th) A 44-year-old woman lost RM3,285 after being scammed through a gold purchase advertisement on TikTok.
Selangor police chief Mohd Haide (Act Supt Mohd Haide A. Rahman) stated the victim lodged a police report at 12:11 pm on Sunday (March 8).
He said the scam began on March 3, when the victim saw an account named “Pajak Gadai Lelong Emas 916” advertising gold jewellery on TikTok.
“The victim contacted a suspect who introduced herself as ‘Nurul Hana’ via WhatsApp, and agreed to buy two gold bracelets and a necklace advertised at RM260,” he said in a statement.
The suspect instructed the victim to transfer payment into a Touch ‘n Go account, which the victim did on that day.
Mohd Haide said that afterwards, the victim was asked to pay RM750 to change the registration name of the jewellery owner.
“The victim followed instructions and transferred the amount to another Touch ‘n Go account,” he added.
The next day, the suspect contacted the victim again and requested an additional RM2,205, claiming it was for tax payment and would be refunded later.
The victim believed the explanation and transferred the amount in three online transactions to an Alliance Bank account.
However, the suspect kept requesting further payments, which raised the victim's suspicions.
“After the suspect repeatedly came up with various excuses requesting more payments, the victim realized she had been scammed,” said the police chief.
The victim made a total of five transactions into three different accounts, losing RM3,285 in total.
The police have classified the case as cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
Selangor police chief Mohd Haide (Act Supt Mohd Haide A. Rahman) stated the victim lodged a police report at 12:11 pm on Sunday (March 8).
He said the scam began on March 3, when the victim saw an account named “Pajak Gadai Lelong Emas 916” advertising gold jewellery on TikTok.
“The victim contacted a suspect who introduced herself as ‘Nurul Hana’ via WhatsApp, and agreed to buy two gold bracelets and a necklace advertised at RM260,” he said in a statement.
The suspect instructed the victim to transfer payment into a Touch ‘n Go account, which the victim did on that day.
Mohd Haide said that afterwards, the victim was asked to pay RM750 to change the registration name of the jewellery owner.
“The victim followed instructions and transferred the amount to another Touch ‘n Go account,” he added.
The next day, the suspect contacted the victim again and requested an additional RM2,205, claiming it was for tax payment and would be refunded later.
The victim believed the explanation and transferred the amount in three online transactions to an Alliance Bank account.
However, the suspect kept requesting further payments, which raised the victim's suspicions.
“After the suspect repeatedly came up with various excuses requesting more payments, the victim realized she had been scammed,” said the police chief.
The victim made a total of five transactions into three different accounts, losing RM3,285 in total.
The police have classified the case as cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code.