{
  "id": 18269360,
  "title": "Account manager loses RM280k in WhatsApp scam in Kulai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/account-manager-loses-rm280k-in-whatsapp-scam-in-kulai",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T06:41:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Straits Times",
    "slug": "new-straits-times",
    "url": "https://www.nst.com.my/news/regional/2026/11/1571392/account-manager-loses-rm280k-whatsapp-scam-kulai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A 25-year-old account manager in Kulai has lost RM280,000 following a WhatsApp scam where scammers hijacked his employer's account and asked him to transfer funds to two bank accounts. The victim received a message yesterday from someone posing as his boss, instructing him to make a payment for a project contract. Believing the request to be legitimate, he transferred the entire sum to the provided accounts. Upon discovering that his employer's WhatsApp account had been hacked, the victim realized he had been scammed. District police chief Assistant Commissioner Tan Seng Lee stated that the victim reported the incident yesterday. The case is under investigation for cheating under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which carries a potential jail term of one to ten years, whipping, and a fine upon conviction. Tan advised the public to verify payment requests before transferring money.",
  "summary": "KULAI: A 25-year-old account manager lost RM280,000 after scammers hijacked his employer’s WhatsApp account and posed as his boss to trick him into making a bogus contractor payment.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}