Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the 52-year-old teacher found he had been added to a Telegram group that offered an investment package which claimed to give a profit of RM15,000 within three to six hours of trading.
"The victim claimed to have chosen a package that required him to pay RM1,000 with a return of RM16,000 within the said trading period.ALSO READ:"On April 18 and 19, the victim was told to make four more transactions amounting to RM44,500 to several local bank accounts belonging to companies and other individuals," he said in a statement on Friday .
He said after the fourth transaction, the teacher was asked to make another payment of RM27,500, for which he would get RM82,500.In another case, Supt Hoo said a 30-year-old salesman from Bahau lost RM20,000 after being duped by a Macau scam which claimed he was involved in money-laundering and drug activities."The victim received a call from a man last Saturday and the call was then apparently connected to a 'police officer' who wanted to investigate him," he said.