A 20-year-old student in Kuantan, Malaysia, was the victim of a convincing scam earlier this month, losing RM47,000 from his mother's savings and her RM100,000 worth of jewelry. Fraudsters posing as a Shopee agent and a police officer tricked the student into believing he was involved in money laundering and threatened him with arrest unless he transferred funds and surrendered the valuables.
: A 20-year-old student was tricked into transferring RM47,000 and surrendering his mother’s RM100,000 worth of jewellery after falling victim to a sophisticated scam earlier this month.
“The caller told the victim that he had been utilising the platform to advertise items illegally before being transferred to another person, who introduced himself as a police officer,“ he told “The bogus policeman told the victim that he was involved in money laundering activities. The policeman instructed the victim to transfer some money to avoid arrest and clear his criminal records.”
“When his mother began to question the missing jewellery and low funds in her bank account, the victim realised he had been cheated and revealed the truth to the family.
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