A 20-year-old assistant landscape architect from Kampung Kubang Parit got taken for RM67,789 after falling into a fake work-from-home scheme she spotted on Instagram. The woman hit up what she thought was a legit gig with Padini Holding through WhatsApp and Telegram, where scammers had her fork over a small registration fee before dangling commission-based tasks that required upfront payments.
The whole setup worked like a classic pump scheme. She got paid out on her first couple of orders, which made her think everything was legit. That confidence spiral led her through 14 more transactions across five separate bank accounts over three days. When the refunds and commissions suddenly stopped coming, and the scammers ghosted her completely, she finally reported it to the Kuala Terengganu district police.
ACP Azli Mohd Noor confirmed authorities are investigating under penal code provisions for cheating.
The whole setup worked like a classic pump scheme. She got paid out on her first couple of orders, which made her think everything was legit. That confidence spiral led her through 14 more transactions across five separate bank accounts over three days. When the refunds and commissions suddenly stopped coming, and the scammers ghosted her completely, she finally reported it to the Kuala Terengganu district police.
ACP Azli Mohd Noor confirmed authorities are investigating under penal code provisions for cheating.
