IPOH, July 17 — A trader incurred a lack of RM870,000 after being duped in a cryptocurrency funding scam.
Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri mentioned the Kerian district police headquarters acquired a report on the matter from a 54-year-old man at 11.15pm yesterday.
He mentioned the sufferer was contacted by a girl by the WhatsApp utility on June 24 in which she assured the sufferer that she had made an enormous revenue investing in cryptocurrency.
He mentioned because of being satisfied by what the suspect mentioned, the sufferer began investing by placing cash into the cryptocurrency utility offered by the suspect.
“Initially, the sufferer invested a complete of RM5,000 and managed to get well the capital together with the revenue. Later, the suspect requested the sufferer to make a bigger funding to get a better revenue,” he mentioned in an announcement right this moment.
Mohd Yusri mentioned the sufferer was then duped into making extra on-line transactions in addition to transfers on the financial institution counter involving a complete of RM870,000, with the sufferer being promised a revenue of RM1.5 million.
He mentioned the sufferer then requested the suspect to make a withdrawal however numerous causes got by the suspect and the sufferer was additionally requested to pay a processing charge amounting to 30 per cent of the whole withdrawal.
“The sufferer has till not acquired any revenue from the funding. He then realised that he had been duped and lodged a police report,” Mohd Yusri mentioned, including that the case was being investigated underneath Part 420 of the Penal Code.
In the meantime, Mohd Yusri has suggested the general public to not be simply deceived by numerous non-existent funding schemes, and to solely register on the suitable platforms registered with Financial institution Negara Malaysia and the Malaysian Securities Fee (SC).
“The general public also needs to search monetary recommendation from registered brokers and by no means belief investments that provide profitable returns in a brief time frame,” he added. — Bernama