Nurse loses more than RM6,000 to loan scam

MIRI: A 38-year-old nurse here lost RM6,466 between Nov 6 and 11 to a loan scam.

Miri police chief ACP Lim Meng Seah said in a statement yesterday the victim had received a WhatsApp message on Oct 25 offering her a loan.

“An individual claiming to be Anggel, purportedly from Cashe Credit Sdn Bhd, offered her a loan from their company.

“The victim became interested to apply for the loan amounting to RM15,000, where its monthly repayment was RM185 for the period of 10 years,” he said.

On Nov 6, Lim said the victim was asked to pay RM450 for a ‘lawyer’s document fee’.

Without hesitation, the nurse did an online transfer to a bank account.

“The suspect then asked the victim to make another payment amounting RM2,080 to clear his poor credit record.

“Then later she was asked to pay another RM2,562 as the suspect claimed that government refused to release the loan to her,” he said.

This led her to deposit another RM2,570 to an account in another bank.

Lim added that after that, the suspect then asked the victim to pay another RM1,366 for a charge imposed by the government for the delay in applying for the loan.

This led the victim to make the payment to another bank account.

“After the payment was made, the victim was promised that the loan would be credited into her account within 30 minutes, but until the day she lodged the police report, she had yet to receive the money,” said Lim.

This led the nurse to lodge a police report on Monday (Nov 16).

Lim added the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, which provides for a maximum jail term of 10 years and caning, and a fine.