SIBU: A female clerk at a company here lost RM240,000 after falling prey to an online investment scam.
Sarawak police commissioner Mancha Ata said the clerk, in her 50s, received a WhatsApp message promoting the investment via the “FTSE VIP” app from a woman at the end of November.
The person then shared information on the investment, which purportedly offered profits of between 200% and 350%, he added.
“Intrigued by the offer, the victim made 15 online transactions amounting to RM240,000 to three separate company bank accounts between the end of November and December.
“She only realised she had been cheated as the person never paid her any returns as promised.
“The victim lodged a report on Dec 28,” he said in a statement here today.
Mancha said the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, which is punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment, whipping and a fine upon conviction.
