KUALA TERENGGANU, Dec 13 (Bernama) -- A housewife here lost RM66,805 after falling victim to an online part-time job scam.
Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 37-year-old victim received a phone call on Nov 30 from a suspect who posed as a Shopee representative.
The suspect later sent the victim a tumbler on Dec 5 as a ‘gift’ and offered her a job as a product reviewer.
After agreeing, she was added to a Telegram group called ‘Cahaya Usaha’ and assigned tasks that required upfront payments, with promises of refunds and profits.
Azli said the victim made six payments between Dec 8 and Dec 10 but received no returns.
Realising she had been cheated, she lodged a police report at 11 am yesterday, and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
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