I have received this letter from one Hassan Abu Bakar in my e-mail. To me, it is another scam in operation in Malaysia. If you believe and respond, this guy will ask you to come out with money to pay for the tax. When you paid, he will keep asking until you cannot pay and he will disappear. You will never see the strong box that contained 6.5 million USD clean cash because it never existed, anyway. It is just in words and in Hassan Abu Bakar's imagination.
If you have time, read the letter. I have received similar letters and I will put them up when I have the time.(You see his own name also can spell wrong. Hassan becomes Hassah.)
FROM HASSAN ABUBAKAR AND MUM
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Hassah Abubakar
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Dear How are you and your family? let me introduce myself. I am Hassan
Abubakar the eldest son of late karim Abubakar. . I am 25yrs old ,and my mother name Jamila Abubakar 59years old widow .
i am the next of kin to the metallic strong box containing 6.5m usd clean cash which is lying down in K.L.I.A for safe keeping. Sir the fund is not a stolen or drug fund.
My late Father die After his death i and my mother had to move to Ghana high commissioner in Malaysia in kuala Lumpur to resettle and also because of the
consignment which was deposited by my late father Karim Abubakar with security company before it was shipped to Malaysia
Sir the original person who suppose to clear the consignment on our behalf here in Malaysia as our beneficiary he later betrayed us after my mother had made all efforts to ship the consignment out of Africa [Zimbabwe] to Malaysia.
He later called us that he is going to take 60% for the total fund, that was when my mother stopped the diplomat not to deliver the consignment to him anymore because he is a greedy man.
my mother now sent me to Malaysia to monitor the consignment. That is the reason why we are seeking for your almost assistance to stand as our new beneficiary to clear the consignment for us as our trustee.
Sir please do render us your TRUST and keep this transaction confidential for security reasons, because the fund is our life and our future. Sir I and my mother have agreed to offer you 30% for your assistance and 10% for any expenses you will carry out during this transaction including your phone calls.
Sir we intend to invest wherever we finally reside and i believe you could be of useful assistance in area of investment. Please kindly reach me.So that I will forward you all the vita document covering the consignment.
Sir please do not under estimate our request because it is very important, we are planning to invest in an hotel business in your country. please kindly send us your full information
thank from Hassan Abubakar and family
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010
女郎假結婚真騙財 丈夫親友損失30萬
女郎假結婚真騙財
丈夫親友損失30萬
更新: August 7, 2010 23:54
〈吉隆坡7日訊）一名被指至少5次以假結婚，欺騙男方感情和錢財的華裔女郎，日前再以如出一轍的手法，騙走一名周姓男子親友的30萬令吉。
周姓男子是通過面子書認識該女子，交往1個月后，女子聲稱懷孕，結果被她以“家人”身分，輕易騙走款項。
這名女子年僅25歲，曾多次以假結婚手法，即不願和男方注冊，只要舉行華人傳統婚禮儀式，過去已有6名男子墜入其騙局。
借錢投資生意
疑遭騙婚的周姓男子的姐姐說，其弟今年3月在社交網站認識女子后，便相約出來見面，不久便主動和人同居。
有關女子初時表現乖巧，她聲稱懷孕時拒絕由醫生驗證，但同意和男友辦華人傳統婚禮，還拍了結婚照。
“弟弟于今年5月在沙巴舉辦婚禮時，對方一名親友都沒出現，引人懷疑，她卻解釋碰巧有親人去世，不便出席喜宴。”
周小姐說，回到隆市后，女方準備辦婚宴時，她又告知一名叔叔患癌去世，不宜辦喜酒。
“婚后的她開始以丈夫名譽，向親友借錢指要投資做生意，前后向家人騙了30萬令吉。”
周小姐說，她本身被騙走1萬5000令吉，其丈夫損失1萬3000令吉，對方的理由都是投資美容院和服裝店等，卻沒有回酬，開始引起家人懷疑。
“加上她的肚子沒有變化，又拒絕和弟弟一名好友的女友見面，最后查證下，才知道是遇上一個曾被報章報導多次，以假結婚騙人錢財的女老千。”
丈夫親友損失30萬
更新: August 7, 2010 23:54
〈吉隆坡7日訊）一名被指至少5次以假結婚，欺騙男方感情和錢財的華裔女郎，日前再以如出一轍的手法，騙走一名周姓男子親友的30萬令吉。
周姓男子是通過面子書認識該女子，交往1個月后，女子聲稱懷孕，結果被她以“家人”身分，輕易騙走款項。
這名女子年僅25歲，曾多次以假結婚手法，即不願和男方注冊，只要舉行華人傳統婚禮儀式，過去已有6名男子墜入其騙局。
借錢投資生意
疑遭騙婚的周姓男子的姐姐說，其弟今年3月在社交網站認識女子后，便相約出來見面，不久便主動和人同居。
有關女子初時表現乖巧，她聲稱懷孕時拒絕由醫生驗證，但同意和男友辦華人傳統婚禮，還拍了結婚照。
“弟弟于今年5月在沙巴舉辦婚禮時，對方一名親友都沒出現，引人懷疑，她卻解釋碰巧有親人去世，不便出席喜宴。”
周小姐說，回到隆市后，女方準備辦婚宴時，她又告知一名叔叔患癌去世，不宜辦喜酒。
“婚后的她開始以丈夫名譽，向親友借錢指要投資做生意，前后向家人騙了30萬令吉。”
周小姐說，她本身被騙走1萬5000令吉，其丈夫損失1萬3000令吉，對方的理由都是投資美容院和服裝店等，卻沒有回酬，開始引起家人懷疑。
“加上她的肚子沒有變化，又拒絕和弟弟一名好友的女友見面，最后查證下，才知道是遇上一個曾被報章報導多次，以假結婚騙人錢財的女老千。”
Two engineers fleeced in dispenser scam
Two engineers fleeced in dispenser scam
By YEE XIANG YUN
newsdesk@thestar.com.my
Saturday August 7, 2010
JOHOR BARU: Lured by high returns, two engineers applied for nine credit cards between them and invested a total of RM42,000 in a get-rich-quick scheme – only to find that they had been fleeced.
K. Thorajoo, 32, and Lee Poh Kheong, 39, who were lured by the attractive profit figures presented by a water dispenser company even used up all their life savings.
Lee, coaxed into signing a contract at the company’s office in Taman Molek at the end of last year, said he was so convinced about the tempting offer that he persuaded Thorajoo to invest in it also.
“The company promised us a lucrative profit of at least RM1,000 per month, but all we earned was RM200 per month.
“After a few months, I sensed something was amiss so I called the sales representative about my money and he even scolded me for being unreasonable,” Lee said, adding that he later found the office had ceased operations two months ago.
Thorajoo, a father of one, said he did not even receive the water dispensing machine after paying such a hefty amount.
He said their contract required them to pay the company RM1,400 monthly for the rental of the machine, but he stopped paying after three months when he did not receive the keys to his machine.
“I am now in debt for about RM15,000 and I hope the banks will be lenient and understand our situation,” Thorajoo told reporters during a press conference organised by Johor Baru MCA public complaints bureau deputy chief Michael Tay here.
Tay urged the public not to be so gullible as to sign up for such schemes.
Seri Alam OCPD Supt Roslan Zainuddin, confirmed both men had lodged reports and requested anyone with information to call the police hotline on 07-2212999 or the nearest police station.
By YEE XIANG YUN
newsdesk@thestar.com.my
Saturday August 7, 2010
JOHOR BARU: Lured by high returns, two engineers applied for nine credit cards between them and invested a total of RM42,000 in a get-rich-quick scheme – only to find that they had been fleeced.
K. Thorajoo, 32, and Lee Poh Kheong, 39, who were lured by the attractive profit figures presented by a water dispenser company even used up all their life savings.
Lee, coaxed into signing a contract at the company’s office in Taman Molek at the end of last year, said he was so convinced about the tempting offer that he persuaded Thorajoo to invest in it also.
“The company promised us a lucrative profit of at least RM1,000 per month, but all we earned was RM200 per month.
“After a few months, I sensed something was amiss so I called the sales representative about my money and he even scolded me for being unreasonable,” Lee said, adding that he later found the office had ceased operations two months ago.
Thorajoo, a father of one, said he did not even receive the water dispensing machine after paying such a hefty amount.
He said their contract required them to pay the company RM1,400 monthly for the rental of the machine, but he stopped paying after three months when he did not receive the keys to his machine.
“I am now in debt for about RM15,000 and I hope the banks will be lenient and understand our situation,” Thorajoo told reporters during a press conference organised by Johor Baru MCA public complaints bureau deputy chief Michael Tay here.
Tay urged the public not to be so gullible as to sign up for such schemes.
Seri Alam OCPD Supt Roslan Zainuddin, confirmed both men had lodged reports and requested anyone with information to call the police hotline on 07-2212999 or the nearest police station.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Beware of scams when using alibaba.com
Beware of scams when using alibaba.com
Top 10 things you should know when using alibaba. The list is in a random order.
dont buy electronics from alibaba
The $300 Nokia E90 they are selling is a cheap knock off. And the $20 ipod they are selling is nothing more than a cheap mp3 player. In most countries the consignment will not even pass the custom clearing due to copy right infringement laws. Not only you will lose your money, but there is a high chance of you have to spend few years proving your innocence in courts.
Never use western union to send money to alibaba suppliers
Most of the alibaba suppliers will ask you to send money through western union. What ever the reason they give, you never do that. Once you send money through western union you have no control over it. It is very easy to scam people using western union. Early days I have been a victim of a $2000 fraud through western union. I do not want you to lose your hard earned money. When you see western union as the only payment method listed, do your self a favor and run away from that supplier.
Never fall in to fake sample images from alibaba sellers.
alibaba stocks photo
The scam sellers in alibaba will send you images of stock to prove that they have the goods in hand.
For example if you are looking to buy a nokia N95 they will send you images of 100’s of Finland made Nokia N95’s.
But I have experienced,same images are circulated through dozen different suppliers. Either they all are a part of one scam ring or they all have obtained the image from the same source.
alibaba fake phones
When you ask for a sample image always ask to write your name in a piece a paper and take the snaps with it. Just like I have done here.
The image with my partner’s name on it is a fake N95.
The sample images can reveal you a big story. but Don’t trust the supplier just from looking at the sample image. He may have few quality collections of stocks. But that does not mean he will send it your way.
Do not trust the EMS tracking number from alibaba sellers.
Most of the suppliers in alibaba tent to do shipments through EMS. They will send you a tracking number saying that they have done their part of the deal. It is very easy to create a fake EMS tracking number. So be alert until you receive the goods to your hand.
Never send money to a personal bank account to an alibaba seller.
Most of the sellers will ask you to send money to their “Bank of china accounts”. When they send you the bank details look for the bank name. If it is a personnel name avoid sending a cent. If they are a established entity they must be using a business account and should use them in their business transactions. If this is not the case you might be sending money to a Chinese who is scanning you in his pygamas.
If the price of a alibaba seller seems too good to be true, it is too good to be true.
Be rational when making a decision. There is no way that a supplier can offer you a $700 worth product at $200. You will be surprised how many suppliers have these types of prices. True, alibaba is a very good place to find products at filthy cheap prices. But their products do not come out of magic. So do your due diligence when the supplier sends you the quotation.
Don’t fall for samples sent by alibaba sellers
The supplier may have sent you a real sample. (Paid / Free). That does not mean you can trust him with a $10,000 deal. There are suppliers who send you real samples for quality products. But when you place the big order you will either get scammed or will receive a big consignment of crap. So if the supplier cannot meat other credentials, do not trust him just because he sent you a sample.
alibaba scam companies
Scammers know most people are intelligent enough to do a Google search about the company before doing any transaction with them. So some scammers use reputed company names to scam you. Most of mid level and small scale buyers do not go beyond the level of online contacts when making correspondence. Once we search about their company we will see only good things about them. That’s why we must always send money to business accounts. If the account name is different from the company name they are pretending, Red flag; Run away.
visit the alibaba companies in china
Alibaba is not consisting of only Chinese suppliers. Even I do have an active supplier’s account with them. But most of the supplier’s and the most profitable one’s are from china. If your order level value is over $5000 try to visit the supplier at least once. There are cheap trips available to china if you are bit tight on your budget. Once you verify the supplier you do not have to make repetitive visits.
alibaba forum
Before selecting suppliers post your choice in the alibaba forum. There is a section dedicated to reveal scam and fraudulent suppliers. It is always better to do a double check in the forum before making that transaction. I have found many helpful members in the forum. One person eventually became one of my partners and we both together have pulled off so many deals in the past 2 years.
Can the scammers over weigh the importance of alibaba. Definetely NO. You cannot find a better market place if you are running a business. Unless you like selling/buying one item at a time on ebay. If you apply the knowledge you gather from this post and use your intelligence, You will be able to get the best out from alibaba b2b market place. If you are running a small online business I highly encourage you to start something off line too. You have a much better chance competing at your local area rather than competing against thousand of international marketers.
If you like this post, I invite you to subscribe to my RSS feed by using the button at the end of the post. This way ,You can get my latest writings as soon as I publish them.
I appreciate all the readers who Digg, Stumble, Reddit my articles. Only your efforts keep us motivated to run a blog like this. If you have any questions or have something to share please use the comments section. Thank you for your time.
Learn more about following !
drop shipping
alibaba
Top 10 things you should know when using alibaba. The list is in a random order.
dont buy electronics from alibaba
The $300 Nokia E90 they are selling is a cheap knock off. And the $20 ipod they are selling is nothing more than a cheap mp3 player. In most countries the consignment will not even pass the custom clearing due to copy right infringement laws. Not only you will lose your money, but there is a high chance of you have to spend few years proving your innocence in courts.
Never use western union to send money to alibaba suppliers
Most of the alibaba suppliers will ask you to send money through western union. What ever the reason they give, you never do that. Once you send money through western union you have no control over it. It is very easy to scam people using western union. Early days I have been a victim of a $2000 fraud through western union. I do not want you to lose your hard earned money. When you see western union as the only payment method listed, do your self a favor and run away from that supplier.
Never fall in to fake sample images from alibaba sellers.
alibaba stocks photo
The scam sellers in alibaba will send you images of stock to prove that they have the goods in hand.
For example if you are looking to buy a nokia N95 they will send you images of 100’s of Finland made Nokia N95’s.
But I have experienced,same images are circulated through dozen different suppliers. Either they all are a part of one scam ring or they all have obtained the image from the same source.
alibaba fake phones
When you ask for a sample image always ask to write your name in a piece a paper and take the snaps with it. Just like I have done here.
The image with my partner’s name on it is a fake N95.
The sample images can reveal you a big story. but Don’t trust the supplier just from looking at the sample image. He may have few quality collections of stocks. But that does not mean he will send it your way.
Do not trust the EMS tracking number from alibaba sellers.
Most of the suppliers in alibaba tent to do shipments through EMS. They will send you a tracking number saying that they have done their part of the deal. It is very easy to create a fake EMS tracking number. So be alert until you receive the goods to your hand.
Never send money to a personal bank account to an alibaba seller.
Most of the sellers will ask you to send money to their “Bank of china accounts”. When they send you the bank details look for the bank name. If it is a personnel name avoid sending a cent. If they are a established entity they must be using a business account and should use them in their business transactions. If this is not the case you might be sending money to a Chinese who is scanning you in his pygamas.
If the price of a alibaba seller seems too good to be true, it is too good to be true.
Be rational when making a decision. There is no way that a supplier can offer you a $700 worth product at $200. You will be surprised how many suppliers have these types of prices. True, alibaba is a very good place to find products at filthy cheap prices. But their products do not come out of magic. So do your due diligence when the supplier sends you the quotation.
Don’t fall for samples sent by alibaba sellers
The supplier may have sent you a real sample. (Paid / Free). That does not mean you can trust him with a $10,000 deal. There are suppliers who send you real samples for quality products. But when you place the big order you will either get scammed or will receive a big consignment of crap. So if the supplier cannot meat other credentials, do not trust him just because he sent you a sample.
alibaba scam companies
Scammers know most people are intelligent enough to do a Google search about the company before doing any transaction with them. So some scammers use reputed company names to scam you. Most of mid level and small scale buyers do not go beyond the level of online contacts when making correspondence. Once we search about their company we will see only good things about them. That’s why we must always send money to business accounts. If the account name is different from the company name they are pretending, Red flag; Run away.
visit the alibaba companies in china
Alibaba is not consisting of only Chinese suppliers. Even I do have an active supplier’s account with them. But most of the supplier’s and the most profitable one’s are from china. If your order level value is over $5000 try to visit the supplier at least once. There are cheap trips available to china if you are bit tight on your budget. Once you verify the supplier you do not have to make repetitive visits.
alibaba forum
Before selecting suppliers post your choice in the alibaba forum. There is a section dedicated to reveal scam and fraudulent suppliers. It is always better to do a double check in the forum before making that transaction. I have found many helpful members in the forum. One person eventually became one of my partners and we both together have pulled off so many deals in the past 2 years.
Can the scammers over weigh the importance of alibaba. Definetely NO. You cannot find a better market place if you are running a business. Unless you like selling/buying one item at a time on ebay. If you apply the knowledge you gather from this post and use your intelligence, You will be able to get the best out from alibaba b2b market place. If you are running a small online business I highly encourage you to start something off line too. You have a much better chance competing at your local area rather than competing against thousand of international marketers.
If you like this post, I invite you to subscribe to my RSS feed by using the button at the end of the post. This way ,You can get my latest writings as soon as I publish them.
I appreciate all the readers who Digg, Stumble, Reddit my articles. Only your efforts keep us motivated to run a blog like this. If you have any questions or have something to share please use the comments section. Thank you for your time.
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Saturday, July 17, 2010
Scam Letter
I am a member of a social website. I often received attractive offers and I considered these offers to be scam in action. I am just wondering why there are so many people fell prey to such scheme.
This message was sent to me on July 18, 2010 at 4:24:17 am. Before I could open the message, the sender has already deleted some pertinent information.
The format of the scam letters are quite similar, just the name of the sender is different. I will show you more letters when I have the time to dig out the data from my file.
Readers, next time when you received similar offer letter, you know it is a scam because there simply cannot be so much money of the same nature flowing thru the internet. The story is similar, probably copy from other scam letters.
I append below the message I received earlier:
UNAVAILABLE
To:Me
Date:Sunday, July 18, 2010 4:24:17 AM
Subject:
Message:
Good wishes,
I ask for your urgent assistance in helping me to conclude a transaction which I will introduce to you upon your reply to my private email, I am a staff in the Bank where I work, so I urge you to get back to me immedaitely via my email mrsregina.koffi@yahoo.com to enable me furnish you with the full details of the transaction, which will yeld us money and also we will invest in a lucrative business in your country as soon as the transaction matured, I will fly down to your country to meet with you in person. The amount we are talking about in this deal is about usd21M. The I will give you more details upon your reply.
Reply me via my email immedaitely.
Thanks
Blogger: immediately and yield also spelled wrong. US 21 million dollars deal, very attractive. I tell you they are using big figure to entice you. It is just empty talk. They might be happy even if they can secure USD 2000 dollars or even USD 200 dollars. They used words to attract money, it is good return.
This message was sent to me on July 18, 2010 at 4:24:17 am. Before I could open the message, the sender has already deleted some pertinent information.
The format of the scam letters are quite similar, just the name of the sender is different. I will show you more letters when I have the time to dig out the data from my file.
Readers, next time when you received similar offer letter, you know it is a scam because there simply cannot be so much money of the same nature flowing thru the internet. The story is similar, probably copy from other scam letters.
I append below the message I received earlier:
UNAVAILABLE
To:Me
Date:Sunday, July 18, 2010 4:24:17 AM
Subject:
Message:
Good wishes,
I ask for your urgent assistance in helping me to conclude a transaction which I will introduce to you upon your reply to my private email, I am a staff in the Bank where I work, so I urge you to get back to me immedaitely via my email mrsregina.koffi@yahoo.com to enable me furnish you with the full details of the transaction, which will yeld us money and also we will invest in a lucrative business in your country as soon as the transaction matured, I will fly down to your country to meet with you in person. The amount we are talking about in this deal is about usd21M. The I will give you more details upon your reply.
Reply me via my email immedaitely.
Thanks
Blogger: immediately and yield also spelled wrong. US 21 million dollars deal, very attractive. I tell you they are using big figure to entice you. It is just empty talk. They might be happy even if they can secure USD 2000 dollars or even USD 200 dollars. They used words to attract money, it is good return.
Friday, July 16, 2010
国际老千钻政府部门漏洞‧伪造马印密件诈财
国际老千钻政府部门漏洞‧伪造马印密件诈财
2010-07-16 10:28
（吉隆坡）梳邦再也与沙亚南消费人协会主席拿督贾谷佐治揭露，有人伪造及冒用大马和印度政府之间的机密文件，取得公众信任及涉嫌多宗大型国际诈骗案。
他周四（7月15日）呈交备忘录予国阵后后座议员理事会署理主席拿督邦莫达后，要求调查政府部门之间的漏洞，也希望国阵后座议员理事会向印度政府查明，并取得答复。
贾谷佐治在备忘录中举例，一名自称为泰米尔纳德邦首席部长亲戚的大马人，涉嫌在过去10年间透过芙蓉通往金马士的双轨电动火车计划和3G电信执照，向个人、承包商或公司索取逾500万令吉。
“我希望政府查出这名人士的真实身份，为何他能够自由穿梭政府部门，甚至取得政府机密文件和证书。”
邦莫达表示将尽力提供协助，以查出两国政府之间合作出现的问题，避免影响大马的声誉。
2010-07-16 10:28
（吉隆坡）梳邦再也与沙亚南消费人协会主席拿督贾谷佐治揭露，有人伪造及冒用大马和印度政府之间的机密文件，取得公众信任及涉嫌多宗大型国际诈骗案。
他周四（7月15日）呈交备忘录予国阵后后座议员理事会署理主席拿督邦莫达后，要求调查政府部门之间的漏洞，也希望国阵后座议员理事会向印度政府查明，并取得答复。
贾谷佐治在备忘录中举例，一名自称为泰米尔纳德邦首席部长亲戚的大马人，涉嫌在过去10年间透过芙蓉通往金马士的双轨电动火车计划和3G电信执照，向个人、承包商或公司索取逾500万令吉。
“我希望政府查出这名人士的真实身份，为何他能够自由穿梭政府部门，甚至取得政府机密文件和证书。”
邦莫达表示将尽力提供协助，以查出两国政府之间合作出现的问题，避免影响大马的声誉。
Monday, July 12, 2010
The dark truth about a sweet-talking Casanova
The dark truth about a sweet-talking Casanova
By ONG HAN SEAN
hansean@thestar.com.my
Tuesday July 13, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: He is neither good looking nor young, but this sweet-talking Casanova has managed to cheat at least seven women of nearly RM400,000.
The 41-year-old Singaporean, known as Dennis Lim, has a habit of preying on women through the social networking website, ahmoi.com.
That’s him!: Chong and Qi Qi checking out a picture of Lim at the department chief’s office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
One of his victims, Qi Qi, lost RM294,662 within the seven months of their “friendship.”
“I was not really attracted to him. He was really aggressive and he made the first move online,” said the 34-year-old businesswoman from Penang, who sought the help of MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong at his office yesterday.
She said Lim claimed to be a factory manager and knew how to take advantage of her weakness.
“He used sob stories to get my sympathy.
“For instance, he claimed his stepmother was admitted into ICU; that his ex-boss had delayed his business reimbursements and that he had met with a road accident before Chinese New Year.
“I felt sorry for him and wanted to help,” she said, adding that she allowed Lim to use her credit cards when he visited her in Penang in October last year.
Qi Qi started getting suspicious in March and lodged two police reports in Penang and another two in Singapore.
She later traced Lim’s caller history from a sub-line she started for him, and found six other women in Malaysia whom Lim had cheated for money and sex.
“His modus operandi is to get acquainted with lonely, single women online and then slowly work his way into their pockets with his sob stories,” Qi Qi said, adding that the victims had refused to make police reports against Lim.
Chong urged the other victims to come forward so that he could assist them.
“I will take this case to the Malaysian Interpol and relevant authorities,” he said.
He also reminded women to be wary of meeting strangers online.
By ONG HAN SEAN
hansean@thestar.com.my
Tuesday July 13, 2010
KUALA LUMPUR: He is neither good looking nor young, but this sweet-talking Casanova has managed to cheat at least seven women of nearly RM400,000.
The 41-year-old Singaporean, known as Dennis Lim, has a habit of preying on women through the social networking website, ahmoi.com.
That’s him!: Chong and Qi Qi checking out a picture of Lim at the department chief’s office in Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
One of his victims, Qi Qi, lost RM294,662 within the seven months of their “friendship.”
“I was not really attracted to him. He was really aggressive and he made the first move online,” said the 34-year-old businesswoman from Penang, who sought the help of MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong at his office yesterday.
She said Lim claimed to be a factory manager and knew how to take advantage of her weakness.
“He used sob stories to get my sympathy.
“For instance, he claimed his stepmother was admitted into ICU; that his ex-boss had delayed his business reimbursements and that he had met with a road accident before Chinese New Year.
“I felt sorry for him and wanted to help,” she said, adding that she allowed Lim to use her credit cards when he visited her in Penang in October last year.
Qi Qi started getting suspicious in March and lodged two police reports in Penang and another two in Singapore.
She later traced Lim’s caller history from a sub-line she started for him, and found six other women in Malaysia whom Lim had cheated for money and sex.
“His modus operandi is to get acquainted with lonely, single women online and then slowly work his way into their pockets with his sob stories,” Qi Qi said, adding that the victims had refused to make police reports against Lim.
Chong urged the other victims to come forward so that he could assist them.
“I will take this case to the Malaysian Interpol and relevant authorities,” he said.
He also reminded women to be wary of meeting strangers online.
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