GEORGE TOWN: The public has been urged to exercise caution when buying durian online especially ahead of the durian season in Penang as cases of fraud involving purchases of durian have been reported.
Timur Laut district police, in a statement on Facebook, said they had detected a hike in scam cases involving online durian purchases in the district, believed to have been masterminded by syndicates.
"Their modus operandi is to advertise cheap durian sales on social media including Facebook and Instagram.
"Those attracted by the advertisement will deal with the members of the syndicate through the Whatsapp application based on the telephone number given.
"The victim is then instructed to click on the link given to download the 'D4 Durian' application to make a payment," read the statement today.
According to the statement, a page akin to the FPX Transaction page would appear when the victim clicked on the given link and as soon as the victim entered the username and password, the payment system would be disrupted.
It said the victim would receive a message from the bank that a sum of money, which was higher than the amount of purchase, had been transferred from the victim's account to a third party's account.
"The public is advised against ever downloading any application whose authenticity is suspect and not to disclose their usernames, passwords or any banking information to a third party," it said.
Meanwhile, in a separate case on May 3, Barat Daya district police chief, Supt Kamarul Rizal Jenal said police had detained a man for impersonating a policeman and extorting a couple at the Penang International Airport, Bayan Lepas aircraft landing viewing site near here.
He said the 26-year-old man was detained in Jalan Kampung Perlis, Bayan Lepas near here today at 10 am and the police also seized a motorcycle which was used in the incident.
-- BERNAMA
Bernama
Fri May 06 2022
The public has been urged to exercise caution when buying durian online especially ahead of the durian season in Penang as cases of fraud involving purchases of durian have been reported. - BERNAMA
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