SEREMBAN, Dec 9 (Bernama)\u00a0—\u00a0 A factory manager lost RM91,250 after he was tricked into buying an imported car from a neighbouring country through Facebook.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Negeri Sembilan Commercial CID head Supt Aibee Abd Ghani said the 50-year-old man said he was misled by an advertisement offering to sell the car in Singapore and contacted the suspect through WhatsApp on Aug 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe victim expressed his interest to purchase the Audi A44 with the RM20,000 offer price. He was\u00a0later asked to pay for the insurance and customs tax among others.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe then agreed to buy the car and made 24 transactions to various accounts in stages beginning Aug 17 until the last on Nov 27,\u201d he said in a statement here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aibee said after payments were made, the suspect continued to ask for money from the victim but the victim refused to pay because he had suspected that he had been tricked. And until today, the victim claimed he had not taken delivery of the car as promised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He then said the victim made a police report yesterday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— BERNAMA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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