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Rich Widow conned RM5 mil by Nigerian syndicate
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Nazri Ghani
May 24, 2012, 8:08:01 AM5/24/12
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Thursday May 24, 2012
Rich widow conned of RM5mil
By RASHITHA A. HAMID
rash...@thestra.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: A rich widow was conned into giving RM5mil to a
“General” supposedly serving with the US army whom she had met online.
The 63-year-old auditor started chatting with the man on the Internet
in October 2010.
He claimed to be a high-ranking officer in the US army and used the
picture of a good-looking Caucasian man to fool her.
The woman sold her house in Bangsar for RM3.5mil and borrowed money to
give to the man for his business investment.
Suspecting something amiss, the woman's 30-year-old son lodged a
police report in September last year and police have been monitoring
her activities ever since.
Scam tools: ACP Izany (centre) showing the laptops, modems and mobile
phones seized from the Nigerian scam syndicate at the Cheras district
police headquarters yesterday. With him are Cheras district police
chief ACP Mohan Singh (right) and his deputy Abdul Rahim Hamzah
Othman. — Bernama
City Commercial Crime Department chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd
Izany Abdul Ghany said police busted the syndicate with the arrest of
a 50-year-old local woman on Monday.
He said she was nabbed in her house in Subang Jaya at 2.30pm, a few
hours after the victim transferred RM50,000 into her account.
Following the arrest, police raided two houses in Kuala Lumpur and
Kota Damansara on Monday and Tuesday where they nabbed 15 Nigerian
men.
“The syndicate has been active for more than two years and we believe
more victims have been conned by its members,” he said yesterday.
ACP Izany also said initial investigation revealed all the Nigerian
suspects hold student visas and study at local colleges.
The local woman is believed to be one of the Nigerians' girlfriend.
“She has several accounts under her name, including a legally-
registered company account,” he added.
The female suspect is being been remanded until today while the
Nigerians' remand order will end tomorrow.
Thursday May 24, 2012
Rich widow conned of RM5mil
By RASHITHA A. HAMID
rash...@thestra.com.my
KUALA LUMPUR: A rich widow was conned into giving RM5mil to a
“General” supposedly serving with the US army whom she had met online.
The 63-year-old auditor started chatting with the man on the Internet
in October 2010.
He claimed to be a high-ranking officer in the US army and used the
picture of a good-looking Caucasian man to fool her.
The woman sold her house in Bangsar for RM3.5mil and borrowed money to
give to the man for his business investment.
Suspecting something amiss, the woman's 30-year-old son lodged a
police report in September last year and police have been monitoring
her activities ever since.
Scam tools: ACP Izany (centre) showing the laptops, modems and mobile
phones seized from the Nigerian scam syndicate at the Cheras district
police headquarters yesterday. With him are Cheras district police
chief ACP Mohan Singh (right) and his deputy Abdul Rahim Hamzah
Othman. — Bernama
City Commercial Crime Department chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd
Izany Abdul Ghany said police busted the syndicate with the arrest of
a 50-year-old local woman on Monday.
He said she was nabbed in her house in Subang Jaya at 2.30pm, a few
hours after the victim transferred RM50,000 into her account.
Following the arrest, police raided two houses in Kuala Lumpur and
Kota Damansara on Monday and Tuesday where they nabbed 15 Nigerian
men.
“The syndicate has been active for more than two years and we believe
more victims have been conned by its members,” he said yesterday.
ACP Izany also said initial investigation revealed all the Nigerian
suspects hold student visas and study at local colleges.
The local woman is believed to be one of the Nigerians' girlfriend.
“She has several accounts under her name, including a legally-
registered company account,” he added.
The female suspect is being been remanded until today while the
Nigerians' remand order will end tomorrow.
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