KUANTAN: A businesswoman was left RM9,100 poorer after she was allegedly conned by a local scam syndicate, which purportedly organised fake lucky draws to lure unsuspecting victims.
State Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Superintendent Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 27-year-old victim was duped into entering the contest by a suspected syndicate member outside a supermarket in Kuala Lipis on July 27.
After picking the “winning ticket”, he said, the suspect told the victim she won a prize and instructed the latter to go to a nearby hotel, where she met a second suspect.
Wazir said the victim forked out RM500 to the second suspect after she was told to pay RM3,000 to redeem a RM9,000 cash prize.
“Several days later, she received a phone call from a woman known only as ‘Maya’, who asked her to choose between a RM9,000 cash prize or a luxury car.
“The woman chose the car and banked in RM9,100 to an account number provided by the suspects.
“Several days later, the suspect asked the woman to pay RM5,000 in ‘income tax’. Realising something was amiss, the victim lodged a police report at the Lipis police station,” he said.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.