Contractor loses RM571,000 in ‘Datuk Seri’ title scam | The Malaysian Insight

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Contractor loses RM571,000 in ‘Datuk Seri’ title scam

Pahang police say a contractor lost RM571,000 since mid-February after being duped by a caller the money would get him the honorific title of ‘Datuk Seri’. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, May 26, 2023.

Pahang police chief Yahaya Othman said the victim, aged 63, alleged he was contacted by the suspect who identified himself as “Datuk Pengelola Bijaya Istana Pahang” and offered him the title. “The victim was interested and asked four of his friends to also obtain these titles, resulting in the suspect contacting him several times to ask for donations,” he said in a statement in Kuantan today.

The victim claimed his money was withdrawn from his personal savings, and obtained from his friends who were also interested in getting the titles.

 

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