Accountant, ex-banker lose RM9mil to scammers

The Star

An accountant and a former banker have lost nearly RM9mil to scammers recently.  Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf, said a report was received from a 70-year-old retired banker who claimed to have lost RM3.83mil to a scammer.  In the case of the accountant, Comm Ramli said the victim lost  RM5.04mil to a bogus cryptocurrency investment scheme.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/ckRVX  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

Transcript

00:00 I mentioned cryptocurrency earlier.

00:02 This case involves a loss of 5.05 million.

00:08 On 7 February 2024,

00:11 a police report was received from a 55-year-old man

00:16 who claimed to have been cheated of 5.45 million ringgit

00:23 after participating in a cryptocurrency investment scheme.

00:28 In an initial investigation in August 2023,

00:32 the accused, who was an accountant,

00:38 had negotiated in writing

00:41 with an individual to invest in an investment in the US.

00:46 The accused was later convinced to participate in a cryptocurrency investment.

00:51 From August 2023 to January 2024,

00:56 the accused made a 143-time move

01:01 to several cryptocurrency wallets

01:04 with a total loss of 5.05 million.

01:09 The accused was convinced to be cheated

01:12 when he could no longer contact the individual who was in charge of his investment.

01:18 The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

01:22 It is stated that any investor who wants to participate in an investment scheme

01:26 must first make a deposit

01:29 with the Bank of Malaysia,

01:31 Suruhanjaya Security Malaysia,

01:34 or the Cryptocurrency Unit of the Commercial Crime Department

01:38 in the address 03-261-01139.

01:46 Please check first.

01:49 To get advice and information on the status of a company that offers investment

01:56 to verify the authenticity of the investment offered.

02:00 The fourth crime is the arrest of a phone scam syndicate

02:04 disguised as an insurance credential officer.

02:08 The victim in this case is a 70-year-old woman

02:13 who is a banker.

02:18 Around November 2022,

02:23 two years ago,

02:24 the accused received a call

02:26 from the insurance credential office

02:29 and there was an insurance claim made using the name of the accused.

02:35 The accused denied the claim.

02:39 The call was then transferred to another party

02:42 disguised as a police officer and a lawyer.

02:45 The accused was ordered to open a new bank account

02:48 and transfer all the money to the newly opened bank account.

02:54 The accused was also ordered to hand over the information of the bank account

02:58 and the online banking of the account to the syndicate.

03:02 The accused was not allowed to pack his belongings

03:05 or access his bank account for several months

03:09 (that's a warning)

03:11 on the grounds that an investigation was being carried out.

03:14 In September 2023,

03:17 the accused made a bank account transfer

03:19 and received a sum of 3,839,000 rupiahs

03:24 that was transferred out of the account.

03:28 Through the operation carried out on 13 February 2024,

03:34 this new operation,

03:36 around Selangor and Kuala Lumpur,

03:38 nine local residents,

03:40 consisting of six men and three women,

03:43 were successfully arrested.

03:45 This was also syndicated.

03:47 To all those aged 28 to 42 years of age,

03:51 it has been confirmed that they are the owners of the Kaldai account

03:55 and the owners of the Kaldai company

03:57 that was used in the scam.

04:01 So I would like to give a warning

04:03 to the scammers

04:05 and those who have the desire

04:08 to join the scam,

04:11 that their activities are easy to track.

04:14 Although it takes a little time,

04:17 but sooner or later, it will be tracked.

04:19 This is the proof of the arrest.

04:22 All the members of the OKT are being held in remand

04:25 until 16 February 2024.

04:28 The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

04:32 If we feel that we are cunning in committing a crime

04:35 and can be released,

04:37 we should believe that sooner or later,

04:39 we will be arrested.

04:41 Like this case,

04:42 it happened in 2022

04:44 and in 2024.

04:47 Although it takes time,

04:49 many have been arrested.

04:54 The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

04:58 If we feel that we are cunning in committing a crime,

05:01 we should believe that sooner or later,

Category

Transcript

Recommended