Saturday, Nov 10, 2012
MALAYSIA - Having just a Standard Six education did not stop a 40-year-old man from figuring out how to rake in millions of ringgit illegally.
Harian Metro reported that the man managed to convince a businessman to part with RM2.4mil (S$960,000) by promising lottery numbers that were guaranteed to win the top prize.
Quoting a source, the daily said the conman was contacted by his unsuspecting victim, who was intrigued after reading a flyer advertising the former's alleged abilities.
The suspect initially asked for the victim's personal details, and later told the victim to deposit an unknown sum of money into an account with the promise of a winning lottery number.
"After the victim deposited the money, he was not given the winning lottery number as promised. However, the man managed to convince the victim to make nine more transactions involving a total of RM2.4mil into different accounts," said the source.
The source added that the victim realised he was cheated several months later and lodged a police report.
Officers from Bukit Aman's commercial crime department eventually arrested the suspect in Alor Setar last Saturday.
