Johor Baru South OCPD Asst Comm Raub Selamat said the victim was enticed by promises of a 15% return on investment.
“The conversation later continued on WhatsApp. The suspect convinced the victim to make six transactions to various bank accounts between Oct 26 and 31,” ACP Raub said in a statement on Tuesday .“Realising he had been deceived, the victim lodged a police report on Monday ,” he said. “He was informed that his task involved gifting streamers on a particular website, with a promise of a 10% commission within 20 minutes,” he said.
“Although his job account displayed an accumulated amount of RM58,532, he was unable to withdraw the funds and eventually realised he had been scammed,” he said.