KLUANG, Feb 13 (Bernama) -- A man lost RM500,000 after falling victim to a scam involving the leasing of land for oil palm cultivation.
Kluang Police Chief ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh said initial investigations revealed that the 44-year-old victim had been in contact with an individual from a company claiming to be the land owner.
He said the victim, who subsequently agreed to lease the property, made several deposit payments in stages between Oct 30 and Nov 4 last year.
“After paying a total of RM500,000, the victim discovered that the land was never registered under the company’s name. Realising he had been cheated, the victim lodged a police report today. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,” he said in a statement today.
-- BERNAMA
BERNAMA provides up-to-date authentic and comprehensive news and information which are disseminated via BERNAMA Wires; www.bernama.com; BERNAMA TV on Astro 502, unifi TV 631 and MYTV 121 channels and BERNAMA Radio on FM93.9 (Klang Valley), FM107.5 (Johor Bahru), FM107.9 (Kota Kinabalu) and FM100.9 (Kuching) frequencies.
Follow us on social media :
Facebook : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatv, @bernamaradio
Twitter : @bernama.com, @BernamaTV, @bernamaradio
Instagram : @bernamaofficial, @bernamatvofficial, @bernamaradioofficial
TikTok : @bernamaofficial
