A 37-year-old housewife in Kuala Terengganu was cheated of RM66,805 in a product review job scam after receiving a tumbler from a fake Shopee rep
KUALA TERENGGANU: A housewife lost RM66,805 after being deceived by an online part-time job scam.
Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 37-year-old victim received a phone call on Nov 30 from a suspect posing as a Shopee representative.
The suspect later sent the victim a tumbler as a ‘gift’ on Dec 5 and offered her a job as a product reviewer.
After agreeing, she was added to a Telegram group called ‘Cahaya Usaha’ and assigned tasks requiring upfront payments.
She was promised refunds and profits for completing these tasks.
Azli said the victim made six payments between Dec 8 and Dec 10 but received no returns.
Realising she had been cheated, she lodged a police report at 11 am yesterday.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. – Bernama
