Civil Servant Scammed Over RM50,000 By Three Fraud Syndicates For A Car

KUALA TERENGGANU, April 15 (Bernama) -- A civil servant lost RM53,035.49 after being duped by an online purchase fraud syndicate, a fake consultant and  a non-existent loan offer.

Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said on April 8, the 48-year-old victim saw an advertisement for a car sale on Facebook.

He said the victim, who was intrigued, contacted the suspect and agreed to make the purchase with six payments to five different accounts totaling RM15,955.49.

"The victim, however, felt deceived by the car purchase transaction and searched on Facebook to get consultant services to resolve the problem that arose.

"He then made a payment of RM7,280 to a suspect who posed as a consultant officer on Facebook on April 11. At the same time, the victim tried to take out a loan online to solve the problem of buying the car," he said.

Azli said the victim, who was desperate to take out a loan, transferred RM29,800 to a non-existent money lending syndicate on April 13 and yesterday, supposedly as a management fee.

The victim then lodged a police report at 4.29 pm yesterday after realising he had been scammed.

"The victim's financial source was through savings and loans from his family. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code," he said.

-- BERNAMA