KANGAR - A healthcare assistant lost RM37,361 of her retirement fund to scammers promising her of high returns in short time through Facebook.
Padang Besar Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Shokri Abdullah said the 26-year-old woman was influenced after seeing advertisements on Facebook.
"After seeing the Facebook advertisement for 'online work' and the victim contacted an individual that introduced herself as 'Agnes' from 'SP eCommerce' to offer online work," he said through a statement today.
He said the victim was introduced to a programme to buy products to increase her ratings and to rake in higher commission if the items were sold.
"The victim made 8 transactions to four bank accounts of the suspect as told. However, it was not what was promised and the victim lost her personal savings and Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)," he said.
Shokri said the modus operandi of these syndicates is to offer easy jobs and fast profits through social media and they will give them high returns at the initial stages to get the victim hooked to bank in more money into the said account.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for fraud.
He said early investigations show three police reports linked to the same bank account number was lodged. He advised Malaysians to run through Semak Mule Account application to check on the account and phone number before making any transactions online.
Padang Besar Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Shokri Abdullah said the 26-year-old woman was influenced after seeing advertisements on Facebook.
"After seeing the Facebook advertisement for 'online work' and the victim contacted an individual that introduced herself as 'Agnes' from 'SP eCommerce' to offer online work," he said through a statement today.
He said the victim was introduced to a programme to buy products to increase her ratings and to rake in higher commission if the items were sold.
"The victim made 8 transactions to four bank accounts of the suspect as told. However, it was not what was promised and the victim lost her personal savings and Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)," he said.
Shokri said the modus operandi of these syndicates is to offer easy jobs and fast profits through social media and they will give them high returns at the initial stages to get the victim hooked to bank in more money into the said account.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for fraud.
He said early investigations show three police reports linked to the same bank account number was lodged. He advised Malaysians to run through Semak Mule Account application to check on the account and phone number before making any transactions online.