I think this is another scam. Read the story which is so similar. I received it from tagged on Nov 25, 2010 3:40pm
Hello dear, This may meet you as a surprise but i have to start by introducing myself to you, I am Mr,Andrew Elliot the United Nation regional Director mid east, i am in charger of machinery equipment and maintenance. We had a partner who represent us and purchases our lubricant in whole of Asia, for the past one month
we have been trying to reach him on phone but his phone were not going through, we have sent him several email but there has not been any response from him and this product is highly needed now. We have the information of the agent who sells this product to him but she does not understand English and does not want to discuss with us because of the language barrier, Now we want you to stand as our representative and discuss with her so that we can be giving you the money to purchase this product on our behalf and supply to us. Your urgent response is highly required here so that we can furnish you up with the detail information of the company in charge of the lubricant oil. Best regards. Andrew Elliot andreweillot@yahoo.com
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Adequan scam
Hello Dear,
First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Miss Jane, I'm from England, United Kingdom. I'm working as a marketing consultant/supplier with some animal Farm Companies here in England. I'm specifically into buying and supplying of Vaccines and Immunology products, I normally travel to Malaysia where I purchase this product and supply to our company here in UK.
The name of the product is Adequan 1..m injection Rx/equine. The Adequan is a Vaccine medicine used for treating animals, such as Horses, Cattle, Cows, Dogs and etc. There has been a high level of demand in our company for the product. The board of directors normally send me to Malaysia to purchase the Vaccine. The medicine is very cheap in Malaysia compared to U.S and Europe, in U.S. and Europe, per carton of the product cost $5,000 to $6,500 while in Malaysia I only buy it for $2200.. (all prices are quoted in US Dollars).
I was suppose to go to Malaysia again this month, but due to my health condition I can't make it. I'm presently hospitalized due to a car accident. Now the board of Directors want to appoint a new staff as the purchasing manager to go over to Malaysia and purchase the product. They have asked me to give them the contacts of the supplier, but I don't want to disclose to our company the direct contacts of the supplier, because I don't want them to find out the real cost of the product. I normally purchase the products from the Malaysian supplier at the rate of $2200 per carton, while I supply to our company at the rate of $4000 per carton.
I'm contacting you because I am looking for a dependable individual that I can trust, someone who will be willing and honest enough to carry out this transaction with diligence to the best of his/her ability. Our company normally place order from a minimum of 50 cartons to a maximum of 100 cartons in every purchase. and it's every one or two months supply depending on the demand here in UK........
Please If this business proposition offends your moral and ethic values, do accept my sincere apology and ignore it. But If you are interested please contact me so that I can inform you on what next to do.
Best Regard,
Ms Jane
Blogger: This letter is from Ms Jane. I have received similar letter before and the tone and the style of writing is very similar. I consider this is a scam.
First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Miss Jane, I'm from England, United Kingdom. I'm working as a marketing consultant/supplier with some animal Farm Companies here in England. I'm specifically into buying and supplying of Vaccines and Immunology products, I normally travel to Malaysia where I purchase this product and supply to our company here in UK.
The name of the product is Adequan 1..m injection Rx/equine. The Adequan is a Vaccine medicine used for treating animals, such as Horses, Cattle, Cows, Dogs and etc. There has been a high level of demand in our company for the product. The board of directors normally send me to Malaysia to purchase the Vaccine. The medicine is very cheap in Malaysia compared to U.S and Europe, in U.S. and Europe, per carton of the product cost $5,000 to $6,500 while in Malaysia I only buy it for $2200.. (all prices are quoted in US Dollars).
I was suppose to go to Malaysia again this month, but due to my health condition I can't make it. I'm presently hospitalized due to a car accident. Now the board of Directors want to appoint a new staff as the purchasing manager to go over to Malaysia and purchase the product. They have asked me to give them the contacts of the supplier, but I don't want to disclose to our company the direct contacts of the supplier, because I don't want them to find out the real cost of the product. I normally purchase the products from the Malaysian supplier at the rate of $2200 per carton, while I supply to our company at the rate of $4000 per carton.
I'm contacting you because I am looking for a dependable individual that I can trust, someone who will be willing and honest enough to carry out this transaction with diligence to the best of his/her ability. Our company normally place order from a minimum of 50 cartons to a maximum of 100 cartons in every purchase. and it's every one or two months supply depending on the demand here in UK........
Please If this business proposition offends your moral and ethic values, do accept my sincere apology and ignore it. But If you are interested please contact me so that I can inform you on what next to do.
Best Regard,
Ms Jane
Blogger: This letter is from Ms Jane. I have received similar letter before and the tone and the style of writing is very similar. I consider this is a scam.
Monday, November 15, 2010
一通電話‧聲稱要接管信用卡賬戶‧假國行官員騙萬三
一通電話‧聲稱要接管信用卡賬戶‧假國行官員騙萬三
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2010-11-16 08:50
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徐東源在新聞發布會上公開受騙經過時，又接獲老千的電話要求繼續把款項匯入“國家銀行戶口”，左為黃美美。（圖：星洲日報）
（森美蘭‧芙蓉15日訊）冒充國家銀行的詐騙集團再次出擊，又一名商家不慎上當，被騙走1萬3千令吉！
來自拉杭的徐東源（53歲）說，他被騙走逾萬令吉後還懵然不知，直到女兒提醒下才知道被騙，因此今日向萬茂州議員黃美美求助。
【世華‧社會】11月11日光棍節，中國大學生偷筷子求“脫光”！
指欠下8千令吉卡債
他說，他於11月13日接到一通電話，對方自稱信用卡中心負責人，指他在砂拉越申請的信用卡幾個月沒繳付欠款，共欠下8千令吉。
他表示，他每個月都繳清欠款，也未曾在砂拉越申請信用卡，對方卻言之鑿鑿指其身份可能被盜用，還提供國家銀行電話，要他立刻申報，否則將欠下巨款。
“我不疑有詐打電話去查問，接線員轉給一名叫SAM的華人跟進我的投訴，然後我告訴他有關一切的銀行存款等，慢慢被引入騙局。”
過程逼真沒起疑心
他說，由於一切都很逼真，他竟然毫不懷疑，對方聲稱要在其銀行賬戶做一些設定，讓國家銀行暫時接管其賬戶，以免被盜用，他也依照老千指示到兩間銀行，並把1萬3千898令吉18仙現款轉匯到一名馬來人的戶頭。
他指出，老千要他去到銀行後就依照其指示進行設定，最後是把錢存入只有11個號碼的馬來女子戶頭，老千說一般戶頭有12個號碼，11個號碼的戶頭是國家銀行的專用戶頭，而該馬來女子是國家銀行高層。
他表示，他晚上回到馬六甲家鄉，把事情告訴女兒後，才知道上了老千當，立刻報案，但老千還以為他仍然懵然不知，還一直打電話給他，以詐取更多錢。
黃美美：詐騙集團製造假電話號碼
黃美美說，根據徐東源提供的資料，所謂的信用卡中心電話03-23300231及國家銀行電話03-27727306，都是不存在的電話號碼，馬電訊公司也沒有這組號碼，卻不知道詐騙集團是用甚麼方式製造這些假號碼。
她說，有關電話是可撥通的，而且還有錄音指示，與真正的國家銀行無異，讓人容易上當，幾乎每個步驟都是精心設計，老千似乎清楚國家銀行的操作。
“國家銀行證實4月22日已接獲數宗投報，即不法集團利用國家銀行名義行騙，而國家銀行的服務專線只有03-26988044及1300885465，其他號碼很可能是詐騙集團製造的。”
13日報案查案官20日才錄供
她說，如果公眾接到任何電話或信函指銀行戶頭出現問題，最好親自去銀行查詢，以免被詐騙。
另一方面，黃美美也對警方在這起事件上不積極的態度感到失望，她說，徐東源於11月13日晚上報案，但查案官卻於11月20日才向他錄取口供，這顯示警方不重視類似案件，才導致不法集團繼續逍遙法外。
星洲日報‧2010.11.16
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2010-11-16 08:50
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徐東源在新聞發布會上公開受騙經過時，又接獲老千的電話要求繼續把款項匯入“國家銀行戶口”，左為黃美美。（圖：星洲日報）
（森美蘭‧芙蓉15日訊）冒充國家銀行的詐騙集團再次出擊，又一名商家不慎上當，被騙走1萬3千令吉！
來自拉杭的徐東源（53歲）說，他被騙走逾萬令吉後還懵然不知，直到女兒提醒下才知道被騙，因此今日向萬茂州議員黃美美求助。
【世華‧社會】11月11日光棍節，中國大學生偷筷子求“脫光”！
指欠下8千令吉卡債
他說，他於11月13日接到一通電話，對方自稱信用卡中心負責人，指他在砂拉越申請的信用卡幾個月沒繳付欠款，共欠下8千令吉。
他表示，他每個月都繳清欠款，也未曾在砂拉越申請信用卡，對方卻言之鑿鑿指其身份可能被盜用，還提供國家銀行電話，要他立刻申報，否則將欠下巨款。
“我不疑有詐打電話去查問，接線員轉給一名叫SAM的華人跟進我的投訴，然後我告訴他有關一切的銀行存款等，慢慢被引入騙局。”
過程逼真沒起疑心
他說，由於一切都很逼真，他竟然毫不懷疑，對方聲稱要在其銀行賬戶做一些設定，讓國家銀行暫時接管其賬戶，以免被盜用，他也依照老千指示到兩間銀行，並把1萬3千898令吉18仙現款轉匯到一名馬來人的戶頭。
他指出，老千要他去到銀行後就依照其指示進行設定，最後是把錢存入只有11個號碼的馬來女子戶頭，老千說一般戶頭有12個號碼，11個號碼的戶頭是國家銀行的專用戶頭，而該馬來女子是國家銀行高層。
他表示，他晚上回到馬六甲家鄉，把事情告訴女兒後，才知道上了老千當，立刻報案，但老千還以為他仍然懵然不知，還一直打電話給他，以詐取更多錢。
黃美美：詐騙集團製造假電話號碼
黃美美說，根據徐東源提供的資料，所謂的信用卡中心電話03-23300231及國家銀行電話03-27727306，都是不存在的電話號碼，馬電訊公司也沒有這組號碼，卻不知道詐騙集團是用甚麼方式製造這些假號碼。
她說，有關電話是可撥通的，而且還有錄音指示，與真正的國家銀行無異，讓人容易上當，幾乎每個步驟都是精心設計，老千似乎清楚國家銀行的操作。
“國家銀行證實4月22日已接獲數宗投報，即不法集團利用國家銀行名義行騙，而國家銀行的服務專線只有03-26988044及1300885465，其他號碼很可能是詐騙集團製造的。”
13日報案查案官20日才錄供
她說，如果公眾接到任何電話或信函指銀行戶頭出現問題，最好親自去銀行查詢，以免被詐騙。
另一方面，黃美美也對警方在這起事件上不積極的態度感到失望，她說，徐東源於11月13日晚上報案，但查案官卻於11月20日才向他錄取口供，這顯示警方不重視類似案件，才導致不法集團繼續逍遙法外。
星洲日報‧2010.11.16
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Confessions of a scammer
Tuesday October 5, 2010
Confessions of a scammer
Reports by STEVEN DANIEL, DESIREE TRESA GASPER, AUSTIN CAMOENS, IVAN LOH, JOSHUA FOONG and JOSEPH LOH
KUALA LUMPUR: Some scratch-and-win companies are already getting their salespersons to hit the road and push Chinese New Year packages, a former worker with one such firm said.
Tze Meng (not his real name) also told The Star how he first became involved in the trade and how such companies operated.
He said he started off when he answered an advertisement for a sales job in a Chinese daily.
“The returns or commissions are good; sometimes we get up to 25% of whatever sales we manage from those who supposedly won the scratch and win or draw.
“If we bring in 25 customers, we get at least RM3,000 and this can be achieved within three days.”
Tze Meng revealed that most of the salesmen were from the rural areas, who were naive and thought they could hit the sales target by working hard.
During orientation, Tze Meng said the manager would teach the new recruits how to convince customers to buy their products.
“The ‘lecturer’ made it seem easy to make thousands of ringgit and said everything was legal.
“We were handed 20 cards – 10 with prizes and the others with the words ‘Thank You’ on it,” he added.
Tze Meng said they would be taken to locations such as a shopping complexes, bus terminals, LRT stations, hypermarkets and sometimes outside banks.
“We were taught how to target our customers. If a person is young and we think that they do not have the money then we offer them the ‘Thank You’ card to scratch.
“If the person is older and looks well off, we use the cards that offer prizes like electrical items, energy water system, home theatre system or digital stove worth between RM4,000 and RM5,000,” he added.
Tze Meng said the winner would be brought to the office where a supervisor would give a briefing about the “other prizes” he or she could win; and how much to fork out to redeem them.
They would also be lured into believing they could win a Toyota Altis, Persona, Perodua Viva, 42-inch Plasma TV, LCD TV, Honda motorcycle, refrigerator and video camera.
Before that, the victims would be asked to fill up an agreement form.
“The fine print states that the victims bought the items voluntarily.
“The goods bought were also not returnable,” he added.
However, in most cases, the lucrative prizes never materialised and the customers ended up owning a cheap mattress after forking out thousands.
Confessions of a scammer
Reports by STEVEN DANIEL, DESIREE TRESA GASPER, AUSTIN CAMOENS, IVAN LOH, JOSHUA FOONG and JOSEPH LOH
KUALA LUMPUR: Some scratch-and-win companies are already getting their salespersons to hit the road and push Chinese New Year packages, a former worker with one such firm said.
Tze Meng (not his real name) also told The Star how he first became involved in the trade and how such companies operated.
He said he started off when he answered an advertisement for a sales job in a Chinese daily.
“The returns or commissions are good; sometimes we get up to 25% of whatever sales we manage from those who supposedly won the scratch and win or draw.
“If we bring in 25 customers, we get at least RM3,000 and this can be achieved within three days.”
Tze Meng revealed that most of the salesmen were from the rural areas, who were naive and thought they could hit the sales target by working hard.
During orientation, Tze Meng said the manager would teach the new recruits how to convince customers to buy their products.
“The ‘lecturer’ made it seem easy to make thousands of ringgit and said everything was legal.
“We were handed 20 cards – 10 with prizes and the others with the words ‘Thank You’ on it,” he added.
Tze Meng said they would be taken to locations such as a shopping complexes, bus terminals, LRT stations, hypermarkets and sometimes outside banks.
“We were taught how to target our customers. If a person is young and we think that they do not have the money then we offer them the ‘Thank You’ card to scratch.
“If the person is older and looks well off, we use the cards that offer prizes like electrical items, energy water system, home theatre system or digital stove worth between RM4,000 and RM5,000,” he added.
Tze Meng said the winner would be brought to the office where a supervisor would give a briefing about the “other prizes” he or she could win; and how much to fork out to redeem them.
They would also be lured into believing they could win a Toyota Altis, Persona, Perodua Viva, 42-inch Plasma TV, LCD TV, Honda motorcycle, refrigerator and video camera.
Before that, the victims would be asked to fill up an agreement form.
“The fine print states that the victims bought the items voluntarily.
“The goods bought were also not returnable,” he added.
However, in most cases, the lucrative prizes never materialised and the customers ended up owning a cheap mattress after forking out thousands.
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Hassan Abu Bakar's story--another scam in operation in Malaysia. Beware
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
Inbox X
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Hassah Abubakar
Dear How are you and your family? let me introduce myself. I am Hassan Abubak...
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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
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
Inbox X
Reply
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Hassah Abubakar
Dear How are you and your family? let me introduce myself. I am Hassan Abubak...
10:04 PM (11 hours ago)
Hassah AbubakarLoading...
10:04 PM (12 hours ago)
Hassah Abubakar
to me
show details 10:04 PM (12 hours ago)
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
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.
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