Company director cheated of RM174,939 in lucky draw scam

KUANTAN: A company director assumed that he had hit the jackpot when a gambling firm from abroad picked him as their RM2.3 million lucky draw winner.

The 61-year-old went on to pay RM174,939 hoping to secure the whooping lucky draw prize money before recently realising that he had instead fallen victim to a lucky draw scam.

The incident unfolded late last year when the victim from Kuantan received a call from an unknown caller who claimed to represent gambling companies based in Hong Kong and Macau.

Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department acting chief Deputy Superintendent Yap Huat Tian said the individual informed the victim that he had been chosen as the winner for a lucky draw offering HKD4,482,500.00 (RM2,385,000).

Source: https://www.nst.com.my/news/crime-courts/2022/04/790028/company-director-cheated-rm174939-lucky-draw-scam