A love scam victim lost millions over nearly a decade without ever meeting the perpetrator in person.
At a press conference on Tuesday (Dec 17), Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said this could be the longest-running case of a victim being deceived in a love scam.
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At a press conference on Tuesday (Dec 17), Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said this could be the longest-running case of a victim being deceived in a love scam.
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00:00Have you ever made a video call with your boyfriend?
00:03No.
00:04The second case is a 7-year-old girl who was a victim of a love scam.
00:10She was 1 month and 2 weeks old.
00:12She was 7 years old.
00:15Another case involving a love scam.
00:17A police report was made on 16 December 2024,
00:22yesterday,
00:23by a 67-year-old woman
00:27who was said to have been cheated by a 67-year-old man.
00:34According to an accountant,
00:38around October 2017,
00:41she had met a man
00:44from an American company
00:46who claimed to be a businessman
00:49in the field of medical equipment supply in Singapore.
00:54After a month of meeting,
00:56their relationship became closer
00:58and they started to have an affair.
01:02The next suspect said that he would move to Malaysia
01:06but he had no money to pay for transportation.
01:10He was a medical equipment supplier in Singapore
01:13but he had no money to pay for transportation.
01:17The accountant agreed to help and make a payment
01:21of RM5,000
01:23to the accountant.
01:25Since then,
01:27the suspect has been asking for money
01:29from the accountant
01:31for various reasons,
01:33including personal issues
01:35and business.
01:37According to the accountant,
01:39he has made 306 money transfers
01:43to 50 different bank accounts
01:46with a total amount of RM2,210,692.60.
01:54The money given to the suspect
01:56was partly loaned
01:59from his family and friends.
02:03Not enough with his own savings,
02:05he had to borrow money
02:07to pay for the love
02:09of the American company
02:11that was operating in Singapore.
02:14It was only in November 2024
02:16that the suspect,
02:18he had no lightbulb,
02:20was deceived when he told
02:22his friends about it.
02:24This is important
02:26to be told.
02:27The investigation is being carried out
02:29under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
02:32As a precautionary measure,
02:34once again I repeat,
02:36to individuals who may have
02:38an affair,
02:40take the following precautionary measures
02:43or face the risk of becoming
02:45the victim of a fraud.
02:47First, know for sure
02:49the signs of a fraud.
02:51Know the signs of a fraud
02:53such as a sudden request for money,
02:55an inconsistent story,
02:57or a profile that is too good
02:59to be a statement.
03:01If the profile is
03:03Datuk, Doctor,
03:05Michael, Lil, and so on.
03:07That is too good.
03:09This is indeed good.
03:11That is too good.
03:13However,
03:15what is written is not
03:17about a request for money
03:19and so on.
03:21Second, always be careful
03:23with new acquaintances.
03:25Do not be too quick
03:27to have a serious relationship
03:29with an individual
03:31who appears to be too perfect
03:33and is in a hurry to have
03:35a serious relationship.
03:37Third, be skeptical.
03:39Always question
03:41someone's intentions,
03:43especially if the relationship is new
03:45and involves a request for financial
03:47assistance or personal information.
03:49Fourth, use
03:51reliable sources.
03:53Check the health of the individual
03:55through a search engine
03:57or contact the authorities
03:59if you doubt
04:01the health of the relationship
04:03within the family.