North Seberang Prai OCPD Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the 31-year-old victim was believed to have been duped by a forex investment syndicate that promised quick returns within a 24-hour period.
ACP Noorzainy said the victim from Kepala Batas was approached by a suspect through WhatsApp messages offering her to invest in a syariah-compliant investment scheme. He said the suspect was persuaded by the suspect to invest a small amount of money first and have the opportunity to gain profit as much as RM 13,000."However, she was asked to make several payments first if she wanted her profit to be reimbursed," he said in a statement on Sunday .
ACP Noorzainy said the victim made three transactions totalling RM4,780 to a bank account belonging to the suspect after she was forced to make the payment in order to receive her investment profit. Realising she was cheated by the suspect, the victim lodged a police report at the North Seberang Prai police headquarters on Saturday .The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
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