KUALA LUMPUR: A police report has been lodged today against a businessman with a 'Datuk' title and his wife for allegedly cheating a man of RM55 million and many others in an elaborate scam that also involved conversion to Islam.
Former MIC treasurer-general Datuk R. Ramanan who filed the report at Dang Wangi police headquarters, said the couple were also suspected to have cheated more than 20,000 people in a forex scheme he was running.
“One of the victims he cheated had pumped in about RM55 million into the couple's company after he was moved by the couple's seriousness to change religion.
“There are video and audio recordings of the conversion process and clearly, they are mocking both religions (Islam and Hindu) by doing so,” he said.
Ramanan said the couple had also been throwing the names of Malaysian leaders and offering investment banking licences to convince overseas forex operations to invest in their company.
“The couple's actions are undermining and destroying the hard work and efforts put in place by the government to build public confidence and create a better nation.
“These people are a threat to national security. They must be stopped,” he said.
Ramanan also slammed the couple for threatening the victims against reporting their activities to the authorities.
He commended the police for moving in on the activities last week and made several arrests related to the matter. However, he said action should also be taken against the couple, who were still at large.
It was reported last month that police had busted a forex scheme syndicate that allegedly swindled RM80 million from more than 23,000 victims.
Five men and a woman, aged between 28 and 38, have been detained under Section 3(1) of the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca) to facilitate investigations.
Meanwhile, Dang Wangi police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Sukri Kaman confirmed receiving Ramanan's report.