KANGAR: A healthcare assistant misplaced her RM37,361 in Workers Provident Fund (EPF) financial savings to a web based job rip-off.

Padang Besar Police Chief, ACP Mohd Shokri Abdullah mentioned the 26-year-old sufferer claimed she got here throughout a profitable job emptiness posted on Fb.

“The sufferer contacted an individual who recognized themselves for the net job posting as ‘Agnes’ from the SP eCommerce firm,” he mentioned in a press release Tuesday (June 28).

Mohd Shokri mentioned the sufferer was then instructed to purchase varied merchandise to spice up the ranking and she or he would obtain commissions after the products had been bought by the corporate.

“The sufferer made eight transactions in 4 financial institution accounts as instructed by the suspect. Nonetheless, the sufferer didn’t obtain the promised commissions and misplaced their private and EPF financial savings,” he mentioned.

Mohd Shokri mentioned the syndicate’s modus operandi is to promote profitable job alternatives on social media and victims had been lured after receiving a fee on their first buy.

He mentioned a examine on semakmule.rmp.gov.my revealed that 5 police stories had been filed towards the checking account numbers supplied by the suspect and the cellphone numbers utilized by the syndicate.

“The general public are suggested to confirm the account and cellphone numbers via the Semak Mule Account software at https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my earlier than making any transactions,” Mohd Shokri mentioned, including that the case underneath Part 420 of the felony code for fraud underneath investigation – Bernama