JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 27 (Bernama) -- A kindergarten teacher lost RM100,000 after being deceived by messages on WhatsApp from an individual posing as her husband.
Johor Bahru Selatan police chief, ACP Raub Selamat, said the 52-year-old victim was asked to lend money to help her 'husband', a general manager of a private company, with a business matter, claiming his bank account was unusable.
"Unsuspectingly, the victim made seven bank transfers totalling RM100,000 into three different accounts last Friday," he said in a statement today.
However, only after making the payments did she contact her husband, who was in China on a week-long business trip. He informed her that his WhatsApp account had been hacked.
Raub said the victim then realised she had been scammed and filed a police report yesterday. He added that the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
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