WhatsApp cheated on the husband's profile, woman lost RM97,000

MIRI, 17 Oct: A woman lost RM97,000 after being seduced through WhatsApp scams using her husband's profile picture to disguise herself as an identified individual.

Miri Regional Police Chief, ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said the victim's wife received a WhatsApp message from an unknown phone number using her husband's profile picture yesterday.

"The victim thought the message was sent by her husband before he was asked to make a money transfer.

"The victim then made two online money transfer transactions using the company's account, amounting to RM48,000 and RM49,000 respectively to two different bank accounts", he said in a statement today.

However, she said the fraud was uncovered after the victim asked her husband about the transaction, but her husband denied ever asking for any money transfer.

"Chang further discovered that the phone number used was not her husband's, while WhatsApp conversations were lost.

"The victim then contacted the bank to request action against the accounts involved before making a report at Miri Central Police Headquarters", he said.

The case is under Section 420 of the Penal Code.