Man loses RM5,500 to scammer posing as Michael Chong’s aide

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A businessman who paid RM5,500 to a man claiming to be an aide to MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong later discovered he had been scammed.   Chong, speaking at a press conference on Wednesday (July 30), said he only found out his name was being misused when three officers from the Seremban police came to record his statement.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/7xyvbu2z  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00It happened in July, last year, Mr. Lim from Seramban,

00:27and he borrowed a total of this six along, six along, and all in is about 25,000, 25,000.

00:46So, after that, Mr. Lim tried to settle, so he don't know who to find to settle,

00:58so he saw in the Facebook, he searched in the Facebook,

01:00and he found that there's one gentleman called Roy, Mr. Roy.

01:08This is Roy, this is the phone number, okay?

01:11This is the phone number.

01:12We need the phone number to be out because now I believe many victims,

01:17many victims, that's why, and he's using the same phone number, okay?

01:22When Mr. Lim approached this Mr. Roy, so Mr. Roy agreed to help him to settle the six along, okay?

01:36And they met in B.J. McDonough.

01:43Roy and one, another partner came.

01:45Roy is about 30 years old, young man.

01:47He met Mr. Lim in McDonough, B.J. there, and negotiated for what you call the settlement sum.

02:01So, Mr. Lim also hesitated, hesitated.

02:05He asked Roy, what guarantee do I have?

02:08I paid the 5,000, and what guarantee do I have?

02:12So, this Roy told Mr. Lim, don't worry.

02:16I am Michael Chong's special assistant.

02:22You don't trust Michael Chong, man?

02:26So, this Lim straight away, okay, he paid the money.

02:31He paid 5,000 plus 500 ringgit for the service charge.

02:35After that, he felt funny because Roy is supposed to come and collect the rest, you see?

02:48But meanwhile, the along had been chasing him.

02:52So, all the six along he asked, none of the along collected any money.

02:57Then he realized something wrong.

02:59So, he waited for a total of two months, and this Roy disappeared.

03:07On July the 14th, three police officers came to my office and told me that a police report has been made against Roy.

03:22And also stated that I'm the boss.

03:31Roy is my employee.

03:32I'm the boss.

03:34So, this report was made by Mr. Lim.

03:38I just want to warn the public.

03:41I just alert the public.

03:43I don't want to.

03:43I alert the public that if anyone said they're my PA or my special assistant,

03:51I don't have, except for my office here, I have three lady assistant and one gentleman were working for me, okay?

04:10The rest, if they say they're my assistant or something, please also be careful.

04:17Check with us.

04:18This is the thing, and I now waiting, hoping that if we can catch hold of this Roy,

04:25and I tell you one thing, I already got my two lawyers sitting beside me, Marcus, Chong, and Arun.

04:33I will give you the full name after that, that I assure you that I'm going to sue him for all the mischief he has caused to me,

04:43and all the, what you call it, the misunderstanding, and the inconvenience caused to me,

04:52where a police officer in uniform coming to my office.

04:55Thank you for having me.

05:04You

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