Woman loses RM39,000 in luxury car scam

A woman, in her 20s, fell prey to an e-commerce scam while trying to buy a second-hand luxury car from a neighbouring country recently. The victim, a businesswoman, lost about RM39,000, said Kelantan Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Superintendent Ahmad Azizul Mohamed. He said police received a report from the woman on April 3. “The victim claimed that she saw an advertisement on the sale of second-hand cars from Singapore on March 28.The victim contacted the seller and the man asked her to pay RM17,000 for insurance and other purposes. The victim then made other transactions amounting RM22,000 between April 1 and 2.” He said police were investigating the case under Section 420 of the Penal Code.