JOHOR BARU: A lady has lost RM261, 000 of the girl savings after being duped by a man she met by way of a dating app.
Johor Baru North deputy OCPD Supt Fariz Ammar Abdullah said the 40-year-old victim, an professional, lodged a law enforcement report on Weekend (Aug 21) after losing her profit a nonexistent expenditure scheme.
“Early last month, the particular victim met the neighborhood male suspect with the Tinder app.
“In the middle of This summer, she was convinced to buy a coupon (for investment) from the suspect who promised the girl returns of 5% and interest inside 30 minutes after producing the payment.
“The victim after that used her financial savings and made 17 online transactions to several bank accounts given to the girl by the suspect, ” he said here on Tuesday (Aug 23).
Supt Fariz Ammar added that to make the fraud more believable, the particular suspect also provided a website link declaring that the victim would be able to see her revenue there.
“However, she could not accessibility the website and the believe could not be contacted again, ” this individual said.
The case is being investigated below Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.