IPOH, Jan 20 — A consultant has suffered RM1.65 million in losses to a cryptocurrency investment scam, said Perak police chief Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri.
The 37-year-old victim from Taman Perak lodged a police report about the matter on Thursday (January 18), during which he claimed he was convinced to invest in cryptocurrency on a platform called Unobitex by someone he met on Facebook.
“Since September 12 last year, the victim made 44 deposits totalling RM1,651,585 to various accounts, but when he wanted to withdraw his profits, he was asked by the suspect to make a Saudi Arabian tax payment, which made him realise he was scammed,” he said.
Yusri said the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for fraud.
— Bernama
