Man dupes KL woman of over RM150,000 in love scam

  • 📰 staronline
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 44 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 21%
  • Publisher: 75%

Malaysia Headlines News

Malaysia Latest News,Malaysia Headlines

KUALA LUMPUR: A 34-year-old man has been detained for allegedly duping a woman of RM152,500 in a love scam.

Kuala Lumpur Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Asst Comm Mohd Mahidisham Ishak said the 39-year-old victim lodged a report on April 9, claiming that the suspect had cheated her after promising to marry her.

"The victim got to know the suspect on social media. He promised to marry her but before the wedding could take place, the victim helped him to pay off some personal debts," he said in a statement on Friday . He said the victim handed over RM30,000 worth of jewellery as well as RM122,500 cash before realising she had been scammed.ACP Mohd Mahidisham said the suspect was arrested in the Klang Valley on Wednesday ."The suspect has been remanded until Saturday , he said.

He also reminded the public to conduct background checks on their prospective partners before starting a relationship.ACP Mohd Mahidisham urged those with information to contact KL police hotline at 03-2146 0584/0585, CCID Scam Response Centre at 03-2610 1559/1599, CCID Infoline via WhatsApp at 013-211 1222, or log in to semakmule.rmp.gov.my or any nearest police station.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 4. in MY

Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

FIVE GUYS Malaysia HONEST REVIEW - Pavilion KL | TrendsFive Guys has opened their second outlet in Malaysia, and it's in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur. Known for their burgers, fries and shakes, the first outlet that was...
Source: Soya_Cincau - 🏆 16. / 55 Read more »

Sexually explicit videos of children land Singapore man in jailSINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A man who joined several channels that shared pornography on messaging platform Telegram managed to gain access to sexually explicit child abuse materials.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Klang police probe case of man throwing himself at car windshieldPETALING JAYA: Police are aware of a video showing a man purposely running into traffic, which has gone viral. No need to probe probe laa. Obviously the car's driver fault for not driving carefully. I guess they gonna JAIL the driver again FreeSamKeTing
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Man dies in Beranang prison after having seizureKUALA LUMPUR: A 45-year-old man, who was held at Beranang satellite prison, dies after experiencing a seizure. Ohhhhhhhhh
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »

Elderly man consented to Covid-19 vaccine, rash is shingles - authoritiesThe man had developed painful rashes following vaccination. My friend and a relative had red dotty rashes on the legs and body a few mths after Pfizer booster . It went away after steroid meds were eaten . Shingles is caused by the chicken pox vaccine..
Source: malaysiakini - 🏆 20. / 51 Read more »

'I couldn't stand there and let her die' says man who confronted Beach Road slasherSINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): Restaurant workers who swung into action to stop a man who was allegedly trying to kill his wife said they had acted instinctively when they realised there was a commotion outside a restaurant on Beach Road.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »