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Assistant Manager Loses RM163,500 To Online Investment Scam

NILAI, May 20 -- An assistant manager at a private company lost RM163,500 after allegedly falling victim to a non-existent stock investment scheme promoted on social media in March. Nilai police chief Supt Johari Yahya said the local woman, in her early 40s, lodged a police report at 6.33 pm yesterday after realising she was duped by the syndicate. He said the victim, who lives in Kajang, told police she had been dealing with an unknown individual on Facebook who offered a stock investment scheme promising lucrative returns. The victim was instructed to download an application known as 'AB Limited' onto her mobile phone before making several fund transfers to bank accounts provided by the suspect. "She realised she had been scammed after repeated attempts to withdraw the purported profits through the application failed," he said in a statement here today. Johari said the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating and efforts are underway to trace the suspect. He advised the public to verify investment offers with the relevant authorities before participating in any scheme and to refrain from sharing banking information with unknown individuals. -- BERNAMA

NILAI, May 20 — An assistant manager at a private company lost RM163,500 after allegedly falling victim to a non-existent stock investment scheme promoted on social media in March. Nilai police chief Supt Johari Yahya said the local woman, in her early 40s, lodged a police report at 6.33 pm yesterday after realising she was […]

Suspect in baby food poisoning case remanded for 14 days in Austria

VIENNA: A suspect in an extortion case involving poisoned jars of baby food produced by the HiPP company has been remanded in custody, prosecutors in the Austrian city of Eisenstadt said on Tuesday. A judge agreed with the prosecution's argument that there was strong suspicion of the suspect's involvement, as well as the risk of concealing evidence and fleeing justice, a spokesman said. The 39-year-old man was arrested last weekend and will be remanded for an initial 14 days, before his case is reviewed. According to his lawyer, the suspect is a former employee at a HiPP facility in Austria. He is accused of putting rat poison in several jars of baby food in an attempt to commit extortion. Investigations are ongoing into attempted grievous bodily harm and extortion. The suspect, however, denied all allegations. Jars believed to be contaminated were found in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. -- BERNAMA-dpa

VIENNA: A suspect in an extortion case involving poisoned jars of baby food produced by the HiPP company has been remanded in custody, prosecutors in the Austrian city of Eisenstadt said on Tuesday. A judge agreed with the prosecution’s argument that there was strong suspicion of the suspect’s involvement, as well as the risk of […]