Bahau: An assistant manager at a bank in Bahau, suffered a loss of RM28,112 after being deceived by a loan advertisement on Facebook, on Feb 12. Jempol district police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the victim, a 55-year-old man, had dealt with an agent via WhatsApp for a loan of RM30,000 and was later asked to pay RM460 as a processing charge.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the complainant made an online payment on Feb 26 to a CIMB account named Razlinah. Subsequently, the complainant was asked to make several more payments, bringing the total to RM28,112. The situation escalated when the company requested an additional payment of RM6,000, prompting the complainant to become suspicious and ultimately file a police report, believing he had been cheated.

The complainant had initially intended to borrow RM30,000, and the transaction spanned three days. The case is currently being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.