MIRI, Oct 18 — A man here reported a loss of RM97,000 after fraudsters allegedly used his identity and profile picture on WhatsApp to deceive his wife into transferring funds into third-party accounts.
Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said according to a report filed yesterday, the victim’s wife received a WhatsApp message on Oct 16 from an unknown number displaying her husband’s profile.
“The wife assumed the message was sent by her husband, in which she was asked to make money payments.
“She then made two online money transfers using a company account, amounting to RM48,000 and RM49,000 respectively, into two different bank accounts,” he said in a statement.
