A Nigerian
man has been arrested in Malaysia for allegedly conning a 49-year-old woman out
of her RM78,000 (N7,825,021.75) savings.
State Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Superintendent E Sundra
Rajan in a statement on Tuesday, June 15, said the 38-year-old suspect was arrested during a raid at a condominium in Jalan Tun Razak in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, June 13.He said the
suspect was believed to be involved in Love Scam activities and had used the
name Mahmudin Jafaardi on Facebook.
"Investigations
found that the suspect is believed to be carrying out the activity along with
other criminal associates and efforts to track down the other individuals are
underway," he stated.
"The
suspect, during interrogation, claimed he was bored sitting at home during the
movement control order and decided to cheat others. He had entered the country
in March last year under a social visit pass and had overstayed in Malaysia."
Supt Sundra
said police are investigating whether the suspect has been responsible for
other similar love scams.
He said
police had also confiscated 14 bank cards, electronic gadgets, a Nigerian
passport and various other items during the noon raid.
"We are now
looking for one of his accomplices," he said, adding that the suspect is
under remand to assist in the investigation under the Penal Code for cheating.
Supt Sundra
said police started tracking the suspect after the victim, a religious teacher
lodged a police report at Alor Gajah on June 9 after she was duped out of
RM78,000 by the suspect.
The victim, a
single mother, was conned by a man she had befriended on Facebook in early May.
The victim
was lured to part with her money by the scammer by claiming he had sent her
costly ornaments, shortly after getting acquainted.
She also
constantly received romantic messages from the scammer to woo her.
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