Man receives RM91,000 public donations over fake sad story
JOHOR BAHRU (Sept 6): A man who claimed that 14 of his family members had died as a result of Covid-19 to gain public sympathy had been collecting donations amounting to RM91,000 since June.
BCorp warns public of scammers posing as its affiliate and officers
KUALA LUMPUR (June 22): Berjaya Corp Bhd (BCorp) yesterday warned of an email scam involving persons posing as the company's officers and falsely giving the impression that the company bearing the name Berjaya Investments Bhd is affiliated to the BCorp group.
Macau scam: Federal Court orders Addy Kanna, cops to be released
PUTRAJAYA (April 27): The Federal Court today ordered the release of a businessman implicated in the Macau scam and online gambling activities, Datuk Zaidi Kanapiah or better known as Datuk Addy Kanna, and two cops who were detained under the Prevention of Crime Act 1959 (PoCA).
Top Abu Dhabi executives implicated in 1MDB scam believed to have been convicted
KUALA LUMPUR (Feb 5): Were the two top executives of the Abu Dhabi wealth fund implicated in the 1MDB scandal convicted and jailed two days ago in the United Arab Emirates? According a Feb 3 news report by the Khaleej Times, the Abu Dhabi Criminal Court had sentenced a former senior management executive of a government-owned company and its chief executive officer (CEO) to 15 years in prison for money laundering.
Being investigated: Police inspector with RM1m in bank accounts
SHAH ALAM (Dec 15): A police inspector with RM1 million in his bank accounts is being probed for his “association” with Addy Kanna, The Star reported today Addy Kanna aka Zaidi Kanapiah is one of the main suspects in the Macau Scam syndicate and online gambling activities, and is currently detained under the Prevention of Crime Act (Poca) for two years.
Jho Low claims he merely borrowed billions from 1MDB to buy real estate, yacht, Christal champagne — report
KUALA LUMPUR (Nov 17): “I don’t believe there’s any wrongdoing,” Low Taek Jho (pictured), the alleged mastermind behind the 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB) scam, was quoted by Qatari state-owned news channel Al Jazeera as claiming in a series of telephone conversations he had with the former Malaysian government, led by Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Woman loses RM60k in love scam
PETALING JAYA (August 4): A 50-year-old marketing manager in Johor had lost RM60,000 due to a love scam, in which the scammer has impersonated her favourite Singaporean actor Desmond Tan.
Retiree claims HSBC failed in duty to prevent him from being a victim of scams
KUALA LUMPUR (June 30 ): Retiree Lee Cheong Chee, 55, is suing HSBC Bank Malaysia Bhd for negligence, saying the bank did not advise him against going ahead with transactions that “it could have deduced to be fraudulent”, the Malay Mail reported today.
UEM Sunrise warns of scams using its name
KUALA LUMPUR (June 2): Property developer UEM Sunrise Bhd has cautioned the public to beware of scammers claiming to represent the company in a get-rich-quick investment scheme.
Vincent Tan lodges report over online scam using his name, image
PETALING JAYA (May 28): Berjaya Corp Bhd founder and tycoon Tan Sri Vincent Tan (pictured) has lodged a report with the cops and the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) over an online scam making use of his name and image, The Star reported today.
