KUCHING (Jan 28): An area bistro owner in his 40’s has lodged a police report on Friday claiming that he misplaced round RM370,000 to a cryptocurrency investment scam.
Sarawak Police Commissioner Dato Mancha Ata in a press release at present, mentioned the sufferer was launched to the investment known as “Sat Coin” in October 2021.
“The suspect instructed the sufferer that he would get a hard and fast revenue of 10 per cent every month and his capital can be returned inside a 12 months,” mentioned Mancha.
He added that the suspect additionally supplied the sufferer two investment packages price US$30,000 and US$10,000.
within the supply, Mancha mentioned the sufferer made a complete of 16 on-line transactions to the three of the suspect’s account and an organization’s account totalling to RM370,000 between Oct 2021 and April 2022.
He added that the sufferer was additionally given an internet site account known as “Restart” to monitor his investment.
“The sufferer solely realised that he was scammed after failing to achieve entry into the ‘Restart’ web site as his account has been blocked since Might 2022,” he mentioned.
The sufferer additionally claimed that the suspect has disappeared and couldn’t be contacted.
“The case is presently being investigated below Part 420 of the Penal Code for dishonest,” he mentioned.
In the meantime, Mancha suggested the general public to not simply imagine in investment schemes that promise profitable returns inside a brief time period.
He additionally warned the general public towards downloading any android bundle equipment (APK) from untrusted supply, and urged them to solely make investments on platforms which might be registered with Financial institution Negara Malaysia and Securities Fee.
He mentioned the general public ought to instantly name the Nationwide Scam Response Centre on 997 in the event that they really feel that they’ve been scammed.
Additional info on the modus operandi of scammers might be discovered at http://semakmule.rmp.gov.my or by visiting the Industrial Crime Investigation Division’s Fb web page.