KUANTAN: A 74-year-old lady was conned of RM52,300 in a love rip-off after befriending a person on Facebook final December.
Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof stated the lady claimed the person, who claimed to be Nelson Michael Jr, from the United States, and dealing in Miri, Sarawak, contacted her by way of Facebook.
He stated all through the friendship, the lady claimed to had not met the suspect, however solely communicated with him by way of cellphone calls and WhatsApp.
“The suspect was stated to have borrowed cash from her seven occasions, totalling RM52,300, giving numerous causes and likewise promised to marry her,” he stated in a press release on Friday (Feb 4).
He stated the lady grew to become suspicious and suspected she had been cheated after she did not contact the person once more after making the final cash transaction on Dec 31, 2021.
According to the lady, the suspect had additionally blocked her phone quantity, he stated, including that the lady lodged a police report on the Kuantan district police station right here on Thursday (Feb 3). – Bernama
