PETALING JAYA: A 32-year-old doctor who was fleeced twice by online scammers and lost over RM60,000 believes such syndicates dabble in black magic to stupefy their victims into parting with their money.
Not only did her encounters saddle her with a debt of over RM50,000 involving family members and friends, it also devastated her mental health, as she has been deeply disturbed by the incidents.
The doctor from Banting, who wished to remain anonymous, said the cases occurred in early January when she came upon a link on Facebook that offered part-time jobs.
She said after she clicked on it, she was promptly contacted through voice calls, WhatsApp text and voice messages.
The victim, who was caught in a typical Macau scam, was offered a job purportedly to raise the sales ratings of traders on e-commerce platforms, and was offered high commissions for
the tasks.
However, prior to securing the job, the scammer told her she was required to make several payments for various “fees and processing purposes”.
The woman, who is a mother of one, said what began with a mere payment of RM149 in “fees” on Jan 6 ended up with her making 10 more payments over the next two days, totalling more than RM23,000, some of which she borrowed from family and friends.
When the scammer demanded for more and she ran out of money, she resorted to contacting an online money-lending company she found on Google that also turned out to be
a scam.
Again, she was sweet-talked and promised a loan of…
