Four lose RM67,665 in fake loan scams

SIBU: A nurse was among four people who lost a total of RM67,665 in separate cases involving a fake loan scheme.

The others were a bank clerk, a salesman and an operations manager.

Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah said yesterday that in all these cases, the victims were asked to make payment for a so-called processing fee and insurance coverage for the “loan”.

The victims realised that they had been cheated when they were asked to make more payments.

In the case of the 33-year-old bank clerk, Supt Mustafa said she had seen an advertisement on Facebook on July 23 which offered easy and fast loan approvals.

“She was asked to communicate with three men and a woman for a RM30,000 loan. Subsequently, she made a bank transfer of RM28,440 to an account,” he said.

The bank clerk, however, changed her mind on Aug 2 and wanted to cancel her application.

“She was asked to pay RM27,164 as cancellation fee,” Supt Mustafa said, adding that the woman eventually relented and paid the cancellation fee.

“The woman lost a total of RM55,604,” he said.

Source: TheStar