Thursday, December 9, 2010
Monday, December 6, 2010
短訊流傳擄姦新招術 女孩哭求送回家勿上當
更新: December 6, 2010 17:41
短訊流傳擄姦新招術
女孩哭求送回家勿上當
獨家報導：梁國俊
（吉隆坡6日訊）“當你在街上看到陌生小女孩，哭著要求你送她回家時，千萬不要上當，因為這是強姦黨的最新幹案手法！”
最近國內流傳一則手機警惕短訊，以英文書寫的內容呼籲那些獨自上班或上學的女性小心，如果在街上看到一名正在哭泣的小女孩，向你出示一個地址，要求你送她回家時，千萬不要照做。
短訊內容還說，這是強姦黨的最新幹案手法，當公眾遇到這種情況時，應該第一時間把該名小女孩載到警局，交由警方處理，以免墜入不法之徒設下的圈套。
非警方發出
根據短訊內容，這則提醒公眾的短訊，是由一名自稱武吉阿曼警察總部重案組蘇曼古馬助理警監傳發出來的，旨在要求公眾廣泛傳送給所有家人和親友，作為警戒之用。
《中國報》記者今日致電武吉阿曼刑事調查局總監拿督斯里峇克里查詢此事時，他指警方至今未接獲類似的投報。
短訊流傳擄姦新招術
女孩哭求送回家勿上當
獨家報導：梁國俊
（吉隆坡6日訊）“當你在街上看到陌生小女孩，哭著要求你送她回家時，千萬不要上當，因為這是強姦黨的最新幹案手法！”
最近國內流傳一則手機警惕短訊，以英文書寫的內容呼籲那些獨自上班或上學的女性小心，如果在街上看到一名正在哭泣的小女孩，向你出示一個地址，要求你送她回家時，千萬不要照做。
短訊內容還說，這是強姦黨的最新幹案手法，當公眾遇到這種情況時，應該第一時間把該名小女孩載到警局，交由警方處理，以免墜入不法之徒設下的圈套。
非警方發出
根據短訊內容，這則提醒公眾的短訊，是由一名自稱武吉阿曼警察總部重案組蘇曼古馬助理警監傳發出來的，旨在要求公眾廣泛傳送給所有家人和親友，作為警戒之用。
《中國報》記者今日致電武吉阿曼刑事調查局總監拿督斯里峇克里查詢此事時，他指警方至今未接獲類似的投報。
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Rawang girl follows boyfriend to Sabah but turned into servant
Monday December 6, 2010
Rawang girl follows boyfriend to Sabah but turned into servant
By MUGUNTAN VANAR
vmugu@thestar.com.my
KOTA KINABALU: A lovestruck teenager from Rawang eloped with her boyfriend to Sabah but quickly realised her mistake when she ended up being his family’s “maid”.
Reality sank in fast for the 16-year-old not long after she left her family and followed her 24-year-old boyfriend back to his hometown – he sold off her handphone and gold ring for money and kept her as a maid in his foster family’s home in Kelombong here since Nov 9.
She had fallen head over heels in love with the man whom she met just a few months ago after they both worked in the same catering company.
The girl fled from her boyfriend’s house recently and lodged a police report at the Menggatal station, seeking help to get back to her family in Selangor.
The girl, who was sweet talked by the man to follow him back to Sabah, left her home with only her clothes on her back and came over to Kota Kinabalu on an AirAsia flight a few days after running away from home.
She is believed to be a school dropout. The young couple decided to elope after the girl’s mother objected to their relationship.
Police have arrested the man and have contacted their counterparts in Rawang where the girl’s mother had lodged a missing persons report almost immediately after her daughter left home.
On Saturday, the police placed the badly-shaken teenager at the Bukit Harapan home pending efforts to take her home as they probed further into possible charges of abduction.
Bukit Harapan housemother Anne Keyworth described the girl as intelligent, adding that she was coping well with her current condition.
“Luckily, she had the sense to go to a police station for help and not just wander around and mix with wrong company,” she said.
She said the girl, who is the eldest of four siblings, missed her family and just wanted to go home.
Rawang girl follows boyfriend to Sabah but turned into servant
By MUGUNTAN VANAR
vmugu@thestar.com.my
KOTA KINABALU: A lovestruck teenager from Rawang eloped with her boyfriend to Sabah but quickly realised her mistake when she ended up being his family’s “maid”.
Reality sank in fast for the 16-year-old not long after she left her family and followed her 24-year-old boyfriend back to his hometown – he sold off her handphone and gold ring for money and kept her as a maid in his foster family’s home in Kelombong here since Nov 9.
She had fallen head over heels in love with the man whom she met just a few months ago after they both worked in the same catering company.
The girl fled from her boyfriend’s house recently and lodged a police report at the Menggatal station, seeking help to get back to her family in Selangor.
The girl, who was sweet talked by the man to follow him back to Sabah, left her home with only her clothes on her back and came over to Kota Kinabalu on an AirAsia flight a few days after running away from home.
She is believed to be a school dropout. The young couple decided to elope after the girl’s mother objected to their relationship.
Police have arrested the man and have contacted their counterparts in Rawang where the girl’s mother had lodged a missing persons report almost immediately after her daughter left home.
On Saturday, the police placed the badly-shaken teenager at the Bukit Harapan home pending efforts to take her home as they probed further into possible charges of abduction.
Bukit Harapan housemother Anne Keyworth described the girl as intelligent, adding that she was coping well with her current condition.
“Luckily, she had the sense to go to a police station for help and not just wander around and mix with wrong company,” she said.
She said the girl, who is the eldest of four siblings, missed her family and just wanted to go home.
Friday, December 3, 2010
大馬控欺騙銀行 獅城女商護照被沒收
更新: December 3, 2010 17:50
大馬控欺騙銀行
獅城女商護照被沒收
（新加坡3日訊）獅城女商人在馬來西亞被控欺騙興業銀行（RHB Bank）創辦人700萬令吉，被雪州莎阿南法庭沒收她的獅城護照。
46歲獅城女郎沙麗達，今早在莎阿南法庭被控2項控狀，包括欺騙興業銀行創辦人丹斯裡阿都拉昔的700萬令吉。
她涉嫌欺騙阿都拉昔，被指獲得不少于800萬汶萊幣的合約，並游說對方投資巨款。另外一項控狀指她曾經使用偽造的現金發票。
法庭批准她50萬令吉和2名大馬人擔保，保釋出外。
大馬控欺騙銀行
獅城女商護照被沒收
（新加坡3日訊）獅城女商人在馬來西亞被控欺騙興業銀行（RHB Bank）創辦人700萬令吉，被雪州莎阿南法庭沒收她的獅城護照。
46歲獅城女郎沙麗達，今早在莎阿南法庭被控2項控狀，包括欺騙興業銀行創辦人丹斯裡阿都拉昔的700萬令吉。
她涉嫌欺騙阿都拉昔，被指獲得不少于800萬汶萊幣的合約，並游說對方投資巨款。另外一項控狀指她曾經使用偽造的現金發票。
法庭批准她50萬令吉和2名大馬人擔保，保釋出外。
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Drug syndicates using Facebook to recruit young women as mules By LESTER KONG
Published: Thursday December 2, 2010 MYT 2:49:00 PM
Updated: Thursday December 2, 2010 MYT 3:03:28 PM
Drug syndicates using Facebook to recruit young women as mules
By LESTER KONG
The drug mule situation is turning “from bad to worse”, says Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Richard Riot Jaem.
KUALA LUMPUR: Social networking site Facebook is fast becoming a hunting ground for fresh drug mules by international syndicates.
The Foreign Ministry is alarmed that more varsity-age Malaysian girls using Facebook were being lured by drug syndicates’ promises of significant rewards to ferry drugs for them, said deputy minister Datuk Richard Riot Jaem.
“Most victims are befriended through Facebook. It (Facebook) can be a good friend. But it’s also a dangerous friend,” Richard told journalists during a courtesy call on Thursday.
Richard said that the ministry had found that most of the victims were befriended by syndicate members of African origin.
He explained that syndicates, after befriending their victims, would offer to pay for ‘holidays’ overseas, usually China, Japan and Latin America.
Some would even offer their victims thousands of ringgit in pocket money to spend on the trip.
The victims would also be asked to meet a ‘friend’ who would be the tour guide at the destination.
“And Nigerians and South Africans were involved in most cases, sad to say,” he said.
Richard added that photos provided by victims of their Facebooks ‘friends’ who asked for help to carry their bags or deliver a ‘gift’ to people in other countries “were not very good looking and black”.
International survey firm TNS last month reported that Malaysians had the most ‘friends’ on Facebook and spent nine hours daily on average surfing the site of more than 500 millions members.
On the Ministry’s response, he said that a weekly programme on RTM was being aired to raise awareness among young people.
“We have a slot on RTM where we provide advice on various issues for youth. But we stress a need for Malaysians to be very cautious when going overseas,” he said.
He also urged the group of 20 local and foreign journalists from the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Uzbekistan and Mongolia under the Malaysian Press Institute’s yearly Fellowship programme to raise awareness of Asians being victimised by international drug syndicates.
Richard said the drug mule situation was turning “from bad to worse”.
He said 785 of 1560 Malaysians arrested overseas since 1991 were drug mules of which 149 were women.
Of those, 70 have been sentenced to death for trafficking of illicit drugs.
The latest case was 22-year-old Cristina Luke Niju from Sabah in final semester at a polytechnic in Sarawak who was arrested with 1.4 kg of narcotics in Guangzhou, China last month.
“Young people especially girls must be more cautious. They can be easy prey to syndicates and their empty promises,” he said.
He also urged Malaysians travelling out of the country not to be taken in by persuasive people requesting help to carry their bags because of “excessive baggage weight”.
Updated: Thursday December 2, 2010 MYT 3:03:28 PM
Drug syndicates using Facebook to recruit young women as mules
By LESTER KONG
The drug mule situation is turning “from bad to worse”, says Deputy Foreign Minister Datuk Richard Riot Jaem.
KUALA LUMPUR: Social networking site Facebook is fast becoming a hunting ground for fresh drug mules by international syndicates.
The Foreign Ministry is alarmed that more varsity-age Malaysian girls using Facebook were being lured by drug syndicates’ promises of significant rewards to ferry drugs for them, said deputy minister Datuk Richard Riot Jaem.
“Most victims are befriended through Facebook. It (Facebook) can be a good friend. But it’s also a dangerous friend,” Richard told journalists during a courtesy call on Thursday.
Richard said that the ministry had found that most of the victims were befriended by syndicate members of African origin.
He explained that syndicates, after befriending their victims, would offer to pay for ‘holidays’ overseas, usually China, Japan and Latin America.
Some would even offer their victims thousands of ringgit in pocket money to spend on the trip.
The victims would also be asked to meet a ‘friend’ who would be the tour guide at the destination.
“And Nigerians and South Africans were involved in most cases, sad to say,” he said.
Richard added that photos provided by victims of their Facebooks ‘friends’ who asked for help to carry their bags or deliver a ‘gift’ to people in other countries “were not very good looking and black”.
International survey firm TNS last month reported that Malaysians had the most ‘friends’ on Facebook and spent nine hours daily on average surfing the site of more than 500 millions members.
On the Ministry’s response, he said that a weekly programme on RTM was being aired to raise awareness among young people.
“We have a slot on RTM where we provide advice on various issues for youth. But we stress a need for Malaysians to be very cautious when going overseas,” he said.
He also urged the group of 20 local and foreign journalists from the Philippines, Indonesia, Brunei, Uzbekistan and Mongolia under the Malaysian Press Institute’s yearly Fellowship programme to raise awareness of Asians being victimised by international drug syndicates.
Richard said the drug mule situation was turning “from bad to worse”.
He said 785 of 1560 Malaysians arrested overseas since 1991 were drug mules of which 149 were women.
Of those, 70 have been sentenced to death for trafficking of illicit drugs.
The latest case was 22-year-old Cristina Luke Niju from Sabah in final semester at a polytechnic in Sarawak who was arrested with 1.4 kg of narcotics in Guangzhou, China last month.
“Young people especially girls must be more cautious. They can be easy prey to syndicates and their empty promises,” he said.
He also urged Malaysians travelling out of the country not to be taken in by persuasive people requesting help to carry their bags because of “excessive baggage weight”.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Many ways to ‘wash’ or tamper with cheques
Wednesday December 1, 2010
Many ways to ‘wash’ or tamper with cheques
By ISABELLE LAI
isabellelai@thestar.com.my
PETALING JAYA: Fraudsters can use many ways to “wash” cheques or tamper with them to make fraudulent withdrawals.
A representative from a leading producer of writing, drawing and colouring products said the culprits could use erasers, ethanol or acetone-based chemicals, bleach and other chemicals to “wash” or tamper with the cheques.
Faber Castell marketing manager Andrew Pang, who was asked about the recent wave of “cheque hijacking” complaints, where victims had so far lost a combined total of over RM50,000 to fraudsters, said using a gel pen was the most cost-effective way of preventing “washing” of cheques.
“The gel ink permeates the paper and cannot be erased, whereas the wrong ink technology would easily wash away when such chemicals are used,” he said.
“Gel pens will prevent cheque fraud from the common ways of cheque washing,” he said.
Pang said the company was working with a local private bank to promote usage of the pen, and was in discussions with other local financial institutions as well.
The Star reported yesterday that numerous complaints have surfaced that cheques sent by mail had been intercepted and tampered with, resulting in senders losing money to fraudsters.
The MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong said he received five such cases so far.
Many ways to ‘wash’ or tamper with cheques
By ISABELLE LAI
isabellelai@thestar.com.my
PETALING JAYA: Fraudsters can use many ways to “wash” cheques or tamper with them to make fraudulent withdrawals.
A representative from a leading producer of writing, drawing and colouring products said the culprits could use erasers, ethanol or acetone-based chemicals, bleach and other chemicals to “wash” or tamper with the cheques.
Faber Castell marketing manager Andrew Pang, who was asked about the recent wave of “cheque hijacking” complaints, where victims had so far lost a combined total of over RM50,000 to fraudsters, said using a gel pen was the most cost-effective way of preventing “washing” of cheques.
“The gel ink permeates the paper and cannot be erased, whereas the wrong ink technology would easily wash away when such chemicals are used,” he said.
“Gel pens will prevent cheque fraud from the common ways of cheque washing,” he said.
Pang said the company was working with a local private bank to promote usage of the pen, and was in discussions with other local financial institutions as well.
The Star reported yesterday that numerous complaints have surfaced that cheques sent by mail had been intercepted and tampered with, resulting in senders losing money to fraudsters.
The MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Michael Chong said he received five such cases so far.
Hotel project scam by Mr Taylor Brown of Wales, UK
Hoping to hear from you
Reply Taylor Brown to me
show details Nov 16
Hello Mr Kc Goh
Nice hearing from you once again. I'm so impressed with your opinion on coming over to Malaysia in person. This has shown me your willingness and ready to administrate this great investment dreams. I have checked my schedule and believe I can make it to Malaysia towards ending of this month, form 30th of Nov. It should be a week or two visit to Malaysia.
So, during the days in Malaysia, we can familiarize, have a table meeting discussion on how to start off by meeting the authorities in-charge of Land properties, building planning and estimate the cost of this project. Again, we can have an agreement at British High Commission Malaysia which can abide us together in this project, since I have made up my mind to have you as my Contact person/Manager in Malaysia. I believe you have valid Passport to make a trip, in-case it requires you can come over United Kingdom for signing of necessary documents as Royal Court of Justice may requested. You don't have to worry about the trip as I will shoulder all the expenses as my manager.
Finally, in the view of my coming, I will like to solicit your effort to arrange a hotel accommodation for 3persons (my attorney, Architecture and myself). Three executive rooms, breakfast inclusive for 1week starting from 30th Nov.2010, and car hiring that will serve us during the period. Please, I want this arrangement to be done before my coming, get the estimate cost of these, and I will see how to get money across to you to pay for them.
Looking forward to read from you.
Regards,
Mr. Taylor Brown
#8 Wind Street, Swansea, SA1 1DF,
Wales, United Kingdom.
Tel: 00447-03-186-0777
00447-03-182-6793
Email: taylorbrown_73@yahoo.com
Blogger: When I received this e-mail, I immediately concluded it is a scam. How do I know? If you wanted to know, I can give you a private tuition, maybe can saved you thousand of ringgit and time and your energy in following thru the whole process.
--- On Sat, 11/13/10, KC GOH wrote:
From: KC GOH
Subject: Re: Hello
To: "Taylor Brown"
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 3:41 PM
Dear Mr Taylor Brown,
There are a lot of business opportunities in Malaysia.
You can start a restaurant chain and that also can make lots of money.
If you are serious about doing business in Malaysia, you need to come down to Kuala Lumpur and we meet and we can talk more.
If you are thinking of relocation, you can apply for a Malaysia, My second home visa and stay in Malaysia for 10 years and doing business here.
You said you wanted to build a hotel in Malaysia. What kind of hotel? How much budget do you have?
What business do you have in UK? How are you going to move your fund to Malaysia where Malaysia, like other countries, has exchange control, meaning you need to declare and the central bank need to approve if the money coming is more than one million ringgit.
Regards,
KC Goh
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Taylor Brown wrote:
Hello Mr Kc Goh
Greetings from Wales, UK,
Thanks for your responds; actually I will use this opportunity to tell you more about myself. I am a former Canadian gold miner in Middle East on Canadian Contracts/Projects signed by Canada Ministry of Natural Resources. I quit the job as miner and moved to Wales, UK to start up my empire of business as a Freelancer because, Life in mines is quite a dangerous issue as some of miners die in mines, while the government and its cohort enjoy the proceeds at the expenses of our lives.
So, in my recent message on WAYN, I believe I explained to you the nature of business investment I am wishing to carry on in your country. And also requested, if there are other business sectors that can benefit both of us, you have the solid background ideas, and can generate 10% Annual Return on Investment, that I am ready for that.
According to your email started Real Estate as opinion. So, can enlighten me more about the business in Malaysia?
Please I would also like to know more about you as: Name, Address, Phone and Occupation to proceed.
Looking forward to read from you.
Regards,
Mr. Taylor Brown
#8 Wind Street, Swansea, SA1 1DF,
Wales, United Kingdom.
Tel: 00447-03-186-0777
00447-03-182-6793
Email: taylorbrown_73@yahoo.com
--- On Thu, 11/11/10, KC GOH wrote:
From: KC GOH
Subject: Hello
To: taylorbrown_73@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 9:24 AM
Mr Taylor,
If you are serious about your proposal, then we can talk.
Where are you located? Can you come down to Kuala Lumpur to meet me?
You want to build a hotel? How much investment are you talking? How do you bring in the fund? thru TT?
Regards,
KC Goh
Reply Taylor Brown to me
show details Nov 16
Hello Mr Kc Goh
Nice hearing from you once again. I'm so impressed with your opinion on coming over to Malaysia in person. This has shown me your willingness and ready to administrate this great investment dreams. I have checked my schedule and believe I can make it to Malaysia towards ending of this month, form 30th of Nov. It should be a week or two visit to Malaysia.
So, during the days in Malaysia, we can familiarize, have a table meeting discussion on how to start off by meeting the authorities in-charge of Land properties, building planning and estimate the cost of this project. Again, we can have an agreement at British High Commission Malaysia which can abide us together in this project, since I have made up my mind to have you as my Contact person/Manager in Malaysia. I believe you have valid Passport to make a trip, in-case it requires you can come over United Kingdom for signing of necessary documents as Royal Court of Justice may requested. You don't have to worry about the trip as I will shoulder all the expenses as my manager.
Finally, in the view of my coming, I will like to solicit your effort to arrange a hotel accommodation for 3persons (my attorney, Architecture and myself). Three executive rooms, breakfast inclusive for 1week starting from 30th Nov.2010, and car hiring that will serve us during the period. Please, I want this arrangement to be done before my coming, get the estimate cost of these, and I will see how to get money across to you to pay for them.
Looking forward to read from you.
Regards,
Mr. Taylor Brown
#8 Wind Street, Swansea, SA1 1DF,
Wales, United Kingdom.
Tel: 00447-03-186-0777
00447-03-182-6793
Email: taylorbrown_73@yahoo.com
Blogger: When I received this e-mail, I immediately concluded it is a scam. How do I know? If you wanted to know, I can give you a private tuition, maybe can saved you thousand of ringgit and time and your energy in following thru the whole process.
--- On Sat, 11/13/10, KC GOH
From: KC GOH
Subject: Re: Hello
To: "Taylor Brown"
Date: Saturday, November 13, 2010, 3:41 PM
Dear Mr Taylor Brown,
There are a lot of business opportunities in Malaysia.
You can start a restaurant chain and that also can make lots of money.
If you are serious about doing business in Malaysia, you need to come down to Kuala Lumpur and we meet and we can talk more.
If you are thinking of relocation, you can apply for a Malaysia, My second home visa and stay in Malaysia for 10 years and doing business here.
You said you wanted to build a hotel in Malaysia. What kind of hotel? How much budget do you have?
What business do you have in UK? How are you going to move your fund to Malaysia where Malaysia, like other countries, has exchange control, meaning you need to declare and the central bank need to approve if the money coming is more than one million ringgit.
Regards,
KC Goh
On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Taylor Brown
Hello Mr Kc Goh
Greetings from Wales, UK,
Thanks for your responds; actually I will use this opportunity to tell you more about myself. I am a former Canadian gold miner in Middle East on Canadian Contracts/Projects signed by Canada Ministry of Natural Resources. I quit the job as miner and moved to Wales, UK to start up my empire of business as a Freelancer because, Life in mines is quite a dangerous issue as some of miners die in mines, while the government and its cohort enjoy the proceeds at the expenses of our lives.
So, in my recent message on WAYN, I believe I explained to you the nature of business investment I am wishing to carry on in your country. And also requested, if there are other business sectors that can benefit both of us, you have the solid background ideas, and can generate 10% Annual Return on Investment, that I am ready for that.
According to your email started Real Estate as opinion. So, can enlighten me more about the business in Malaysia?
Please I would also like to know more about you as: Name, Address, Phone and Occupation to proceed.
Looking forward to read from you.
Regards,
Mr. Taylor Brown
#8 Wind Street, Swansea, SA1 1DF,
Wales, United Kingdom.
Tel: 00447-03-186-0777
00447-03-182-6793
Email: taylorbrown_73@yahoo.com
--- On Thu, 11/11/10, KC GOH
From: KC GOH
Subject: Hello
To: taylorbrown_73@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, November 11, 2010, 9:24 AM
Mr Taylor,
If you are serious about your proposal, then we can talk.
Where are you located? Can you come down to Kuala Lumpur to meet me?
You want to build a hotel? How much investment are you talking? How do you bring in the fund? thru TT?
Regards,
KC Goh
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