Durian trader claims cheated of over RM170,000 in investment scam

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KUANTAN (Bernama): A durian trader has claimed he lost RM178,132 after joining a non-existent investment introduced by a friend he met on social media last month.

Pahang Commercial CID chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the victim, a 28-year-old man, claims he got to know the female suspect via Momo application on March 19, followed by a chat on WhatsApp.

"The victim claimed he received RM807 several days later, which convinced him to raise his investment to RM200,000,” Mohd Wazir said in a statement here Saturday . The victim claimed he also received messages via WhatsApp from unknown numbers announcing that his investment succeeded in reaping RM218,715 in profits.

 

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