ALOR GAJAH: A trainer was cheated of RM37,750 after she responded to an commercial on the sale of a Munchkin cat on Facebook lately.
Alor Gajah district police chief Arshad Abu mentioned the 39-year-old trainer in Alor Gajah paid a RM300 deposit right into a checking account when she booked the cat, which was provided on the market at RM600 on Aug 23.
“She was then instructed by the scam syndicate to make several more payments in stages for licensing by the national parks and wildlife department, overseas flight costs and cat import licence over a three-day period from Aug 24, all totalling RM37,750,” he mentioned in a press release.
The trainer made the funds as requested however lodged a report on the Alor Gajah police station yesterday on realising that she had been conned.
“Anyone who suspects to have been duped should quickly call the National Scam Response Centre at 997 so that immediate action can be taken to block the money transferred to the scam syndicate,” he added.