MELAKA: An 80-year-old retiree who applied for a loan so that he could celebrate Hari Raya with his grandchildren ended up losing RM14,000 of his life savings to a scammer.
The victim also has to endure the double blow of being unable to celebrate with his loved ones because of inter-district and interstate travel restrictions.
Melaka Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt E. Sundra Rajan said the victim was offered a personal loan with a low interest rate through a message on his mobile phone last month. The victim initially sought a loan of RM10,000 but instead was made to pay RM14,320 as processing fees for the nonexistent loan, he said on Monday (May 10).
Melaka Commercial Crime chief Supt E. Sundra Rajan
(pic) said investigators are expanding the probe to understand how the suspects entered the country and whether or not they were vaccinated or quarantined. We are trying to get fresh leads on their journey here as Malaysia has implemented strict entry restrictions and quarantine requirements due to Covid-19, he said on Friday (April 30).
On the arrest, Supt Sundra said five men and four women - all Chinese nationals - were detained under Ops Pelican on Wednesday (April 28)
He said the arrests were made at three houses in Taman Alai Perdana here.
Supt Sundra said the suspects are aged 25 to 35 and targeted victims from China.
MELAKA: Melaka police are hot on the heels of the most wanted Macau scammer in the state, the infamous, “Datuk Wazir” who has been known to impersonate senior police officers.
Melaka Commercial Crime chief Supt E. Sundra Rajan said his investigators are continuing to develop leads and information on Datuk Wazir who claimed to be an officer with the rank of Asst Comm from the Pahang police headquarters.
“This con artist had misused the name of the police force by manipulating his victims using a fake police identity and intimidating them, ” he said yesterday.
Supt Sundra said the fraudster had daringly deceived people by using the same modus operandi despite being on the top of the police wanted list.
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