Trader loses RM315,963 in bogus projector order scam in Pahang
KUANTAN: A trader lost RM315,963 after scammers posing as education office staff duped her into paying for 37 projectors in a bogus order.
A 52-year-old trader in Pahang has lost RM315,963 to scammers posing as education office staff. The victim received a WhatsApp message from a man named Shahrizal, who claimed to represent the Kuala Kangsar education office. The scam began when Shahrizal asked the victim to prepare a quotation for supplying examination papers, which led to the victim receiving a bogus order for 37 projectors.
The victim then paid RM297,465 for 35 projectors, believing they had been delivered to the education office. The case is currently under investigation for cheating, and police have advised the public to verify bank account numbers through the Semak Mule portal before making financial transactions.
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