'Agent wants Kidney for Passport'

By NICHOLAS CHENG
nicholascheng@thestar.com.my


PETALING JAYA: A foreign maid has alleged that her agent is demanding RM6,500 or one of her kidneys in exchange for her passport to return home.

P. Jayadevi from Madurai in India is trying to go home after receiving news that her husband is ill but is stuck in Malaysia after the agent went missing with her passport and other travel documents.

“I have begged him to let me go home but he said if I want my passport I must pay RM6,500. He said if I could not find the money, I must sell my kidney to him,” said the 47-year-old mother of three.

Jayadevi also accused the agent of hitting her on several occasions with a belt and withholding her RM2,400 salary.

“He said he would use the money to get a work permit for me but I have been told that it is a fake.

“He has also threatened me, saying that he would push me in front of a train or sell me as a prostitute if I keep asking about my pay,” she said.

Fortunately for her, she was able to contact her family who brought her case to the human rights group, Malaysia Global Rescue Humanity.

Representatives of the group lodged a police report on her behalf at the Sea Park police station here yesterday.

The group’s president, T. Kamalanathan, said the agent, also an Indian national, was well-known for his human trafficking activities and Jayadevi had saved herself by speaking out.

“I have come across several cases involving this man where employees were victimised,” he said, adding that Jayadevi has worked in five different homes since arriving here on Feb 2 and was not paid.

Deputy Petaling Jaya OCPD Supt Fadil Marsus said Jayadevi would be taken to a hospital for treatment while the case was being investigated under Section 323 of the Penal Code.

Meanwhile, a commotion broke out yesterday at the house where Jayadevi was working when the NGO escorted her to the police station.

Her employer argued that they needed her to stay and take care of an ill member of the family, while Kamalanathan chided the employer for hiring Jayadevi from a questionable source.

Three rape Vietnamese worker after robberies

NST 18/8/13

KOTA TINGGI: A Vietnamese woman was abducted and raped by three men impersonating policemen, after they robbed 26 foreign workers at their hostels on Friday night.

Kota Tinggi police chief Superintendent Mohd Nor Rasid said the incident happened at two different locations.

He said the suspects went to the hostel for female foreign workers in Taman Kota Batu 2 here at 10.45pm.

"They demanded the occupants open the door, but the occupants refused to do so."

Mohd Nor said the suspects then became aggressive and broke down the steel gate and the hostel's back door.

"They ordered the women at the hostel to hand over their valuables before proceeding to take the victim and force her into a car."

The victim said that she was brought to a nearby area where she was raped.

The victim was then freed by the suspects at Jalan Air Terjun, about 200 metres from the hostel.

Mohd Nor said the suspects had earlier gone to a hostel housing male foreign workers at Jalan Belinjau in Taman Kota Jaya at 10.15pm and robbed the occupants.

The distance between the two locations is about two kilometres.

"They were pretending to carry out an inspection at the hostel.

"Eleven Nepalese men were ordered to hand over their cash, valuables and mobile phones to the suspects."

He said the operations manager of the factory where the workers were employed had received a call over the incident and alerted the police.

He said the police have mounted a manhunt for the suspects and are urging those with information on the case to come forward to assist in the investigation.

The case is being investigated under Section 395/397 and Section 376 of the Penal Code.

www.nst.com.my/nation/general/three-rape-vietnamese-worker-after-robberies-1.339624#ixzz2cKIo1fjn

Online Love Scam Ring Busted

By NICHOLAS CHENG
nicholascheng@thestar.com.my
17/8/13

KUALA LUMPUR: A syndicate that specialises in online love scams couldn’t charm its way out when police raided an apartment in Bukit Mandarin, Cheras.

Police confiscated 10 bank cards, six passbooks believed to be from previous scams, and 1kg of methamphetamine stashed in one of the suspects’ car.

Four notebook computers and six mobile phones were also recovered during the operation at 10.30am on Thursday.

Three Nigerian men, another from Lesotho and Malaysian women aged 29 to 32 were arrested.

Their modus operandi involves gaining the trust of females online, and then asking them to bank in money to a Malaysian woman’s account in order to pay for the “tax” on a parcel that they claim has been detained by the Malaysian Customs.

The conmen would say the parcel contains lots of cash, and would then promise the girls a share of the cash as a reward.

Investigations into the syndicate began in April after a 21-year-old college student was duped of RM1,630.

She had reportedly befriended a British man named Richard Kickme on Facebook in January and fallen in love with the online Casanova.

“On April 19, one of the suspects contacted the victim, saying he was planning to visit her.

“He called her again the next day, claiming he had arrived but was held up at the airport for bringing in a parcel containing US$48,000 (RM135,000).

“He said he would give her some of the money if she banked in the amount, which she did the same day,” said Cheras OCPD ACP Mohan Singh, adding that she lodged a police report after the man did not show up.

ACP Mohan said commercial crime officers were studying the bank cards and passbooks to help solve other similar cases.

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2013/08/17/Online-love-scam-ring-busted-Drugs-also-found-as-police-raid-syndicate-that-preys-on-women.aspx

Victim of Trojan Horse seek Help from the Public

[Robbed for being nice and kind hearted]

9/1/13 - been 8 months / did they scam others too ??

Location - Sg Petani

"We have lodged a police report SG PETANI/000971/13 against Ganesh (IC no 840409-08-5815) and Ranjini (IC no 931112-02-5954) at Sungai petani on 9th jan' 2013.

We met Ganesh and Ranjini in our Church at Taman Batik, Sungai Petani during December, 2012. Since Ganesh was handicapped and they were struggling without food & shelter, out of sympathy we helped them and allowed them to stay in our house for a short period. After one day when we went to drop our son in School they stole our valuables (jewelry: ~ 240 grams; Cameras: Canon & Sony; Silver Anklets; Ladies wrist watch: Alba; Mobile: Sony Ericson), broke the gate and escaped using our car. They left our car in Ipoh and informed us after one week. With the help of police we got back our car from Ipoh police station.

We have the photos of the stolen items and the receipt for the new camera (Canon A810) that we purchased 3 months ago.

I have attached the photo of the couple (Ganesh and Ranjini) who robbed us, the Sungai Petani police report, the new Camera receipt, list of stolen items with description, details of the theft incident as well as the information I've collected about the couple. I have attached those emails that my husband and I received from police Bin (DCP) who doesn't seem to be the right person. At last were able to contact the right police. From Bukit Aman they already informed us that its unlikely to recover our stolen things. Still we are hoping to get a favorable reply for Bukit Aman."

Families Terrorized by 3 Young Men

Knifepoint Robbery, Stalkers, Intentional Collisions
Bandar Sri Damansara
July/Aug 2013

shared by s

This group of 3 young Malay robbers have been terrorizing my neighborhood (Bandar Sri Damansara) for the past few months, conducting a robbery there almost every week once.

A few days ago they robbed a neighbour at knifepoint.

Earlier today, they stalked my friend and her husband (who is a direct neighbor of the robbery victim).

First incident: They knocked the back of the husband's car. The husband quickly drove to a nearby busy petrol station which was near a police station. The 3 Malay robbers came down from the car and demanded RM1500 for the damage caused from the "accident". When the husband "offered" to pay them the money after they've gone to the police station to report about the accident, these 3 young men quickly left the scene.

Second incident: Happened shortly after the 1st incident. They stalked my friend who was driving to have breakfast. They knocked her from behind, but she was quick-thinking enough to drive into a row of busy shoplots nearby. The to-be robbers fled the scene.

They were driving the same car they used to rob the neighbor a few days back, and for the 2 incidences this morning.

Now my friend and her family fears for their safety as they have been marked by this gang.

Please be careful, and take note if there is anyone stalking you. Better be paranoid than sorry.
And I pray that these robbers rediscover their conscience as Hari Raya is tomorrow...

Updated 7 Aug 2013 2 PM:
"..lodged police reports over these 2 incidences already.

WQP4828, Persona, greenish yellowish colour

according to witnesses, this car frequently prowls Bandar Sri Damansara (BSD) area & BSD- Sg Buloh roads... so there might be a high chance that these robbers are local to that area."

[Take note that the plate no. can be faked. If spotted please observe for criminal action & call the police as needed... -CA admin]

Beware of Con Jobs over the Telephone

15 July 2013

shared by Janice TJ

PLEASE SHARE: This morning 15/7/2013 @ 6: 30am, a lady with an Indian accent called my parents house and also their mobile phone claiming that she is from 'Border Nursing Home' and that my grandfather was ill and dying. My mother kept saying 'no' and eventually the lady asked if she had any elderly staying at any nursing home. This prank obviously did not work because my grandfather passed away 13 years ago!
Please be careful as it is a method to con money from the public we called the number (016-3774340) but no one picked up but played a Christian tune and went into voicemail.
Be careful. Thanks. With regards, Janice.

Groom-to-be RM36,000 Poorer

The Star 9/7/13
Compiled by FLORENCE A . SAMY, NG SI HOOI and A. RAMAN

A MAN is now RM36,000 poorer after his bride-to-be conned him, reported Harian Metro.

The 39-year-old housing contractor had never met the 25-year-old and only knew her through the Internet for six months, the report said.

The woman, whom he met via an online social networking site, claimed to be a trainee doctor who recently graduated from a local university in Penang.

She also claimed to be an orphan and was in financial difficulties.

“She made various promises, including her readiness to be my wife.

“That got me concerned and I also felt sorry for her, what more after she told me that her parents had just passed away,” he told the daily.

According to the report, the woman SMSed him on the first day of their online encounter and asked for RM30 as she was short of money.

“A few days later, she said she had some family problems in the village and asked for RM1,000 which I banked in,” he added.

The amount, the report stated, grew over time from RM2,000 right up to RM20,000 purportedly to build a house in the village with promises that the money would be returned once she started working.

“I deposited the money without any suspicion.

“Overall, I deposited RM36,000 into three different accounts involving 64 transactions,” he told the tabloid.

The woman then ignored his calls and later sent him a SMS to state that everything was a lie.

“I was shocked to receive the SMS. I was conned of RM36,000,” he told the daily after lodging a police report in Alor Gajah.

Road Car Repairs Con Job

PJ Community Alert shared Ainuddin Hata's photo.

Road Car Repairs Con Job

Shared by Chia
Posted by Ainuddin Hata

Alhamdulillah..

Pertamanya terima kasih saya ucapkan kepada semua yg memberikan ucapan hari lahir kepada saya pada 26 Jun yang lepas.. ingatkan tarikh lahir xkeluar di fb sbb tabiat sy setiap 26 Jun sy akan tutup wall supaya xd org akan jem kan wall sy.. haha.. maaf ye.. ape pun terima kasih bebanyak kepada semua tidak kira wish di wall, sms, whatsapp, twitter, fb, inbox dan lain2 lagi.. tq very much..

tetapi disambut agak sedih kerana melalui ujian Allah pada 25 jun, sehari sebelum hari lahir..

CARI MAMAT INDIA NI DAN REPORT KEPADA POLIS!!!!!!

kenapa?

kronologi cerita begini ( PERISTIWA BERLAKU DI HIGHWAY KESAS ) :

1- saya memandu pulang dari KL ke Shah Alam melalui KESAS
2- seorang pamandu motor lalu di sebelah dan tunjuk isyarat tayar saya ada problem ( memandangkan sy teringat sebelum drive, tayar tersebut nmpk kempis, saya pun memberhentikan kereta )
3- india tersebut tunjuk tayar kereta berasap ( memang berasap, berkepul2 . saya pun cemas dibuatnya )
4- dia menyapa dan memperkenalkan dirinya Shamugan dari Honda Centre dan katanya brake tayar sy problem ( tanpa fikir panjang, dia minta sy ikut, dan cari kawasan selamat untuk diperiksa )
5- dia periksa sedikit, dan kata, dia kena panggil member dr honda juga untuk periksa dan lakukan pembaikan di situ juga ( lalu dia call kwnnya )

beberapa minit kemudian..

1- rakannya tiba ( imej dalam gmbr )
2- katanya calliper brake kena tukar
3- dia pergi ambil barang dan call tanya saya total harga RM 1580
4- dlm keadaan cemas, sy konfirmkan saja
5- call bapa saya, dan diminta supaya call produa
6- sy call perodua, perodua kata jangan buat apa2 pembaikan atau tiada guarantee lg nt.
7- sy minta si india td cancel dan pulang balik barang yang diambil
8- india tersbut marah dan minta juga sy bayar harga barang
9- sy minta mereka pasang semula , then baru sy perasan yang brake sy da tiada
10- mereka kata barang ada di kedai ( yang dorg amek spare part td )
11- sy minta mereka pulang balik, then baru sy bayar harga barang yg diambil
12- mereka berlalu dan minta sy tunggu , tetapi hampir sejam tidak muncul
13- tow truck dari perodua sampai membantu
14- setelah diperiksa, katanya tayar sy disimbah asid.

kereta di bawa ke Perodua Balakong , tetapi malang lagi kena tinggal kereta memandangkan stock calliper brake perodua tiada stock di seluruh malaysia kerana barang tersebut mmg susah rosak.

taktik yang digunakan :

- dia panggil kawan satu lg dtg, tp sy perlu menyamar kata sebagai jiran rumah memandangkan waktu bekerja, kononnya honda tak bagi keluar dan juga xbg tlg org tepi jalan

- bila peronda KESAS dtg, sy kena kata sy call pomen dan dia adalah pomen saya

- katanya tukar disitu juga dan kemudian amek resit dan klaim pada perodua tetapi pihak perodua pesan ( APA2 PEMBAIKPULIHAN DILUAR DARI PRODUA CENTER ADALAH DIBAWAH TANGGUNGAN PELANGGAN DAN WARRANTY TIDAK DAPAT DIGUNAKAN )


mereka ada 2 orang,

1- yang tegur tayar sy problem nama yang diberitahu Shamugan
2- kwnnya yg dtg ttbe nama yang diberitahu, Ramesh

laporan polis telah di buat di balai polis balakong, cuma minta bantuan kepada anda semua untuk sebarkan imej ini supaya beliau dapat ditahan oleh pihak berkuasa supaya tidak terjadi kepada orang lain juga..

sebarkan........ * berlaku pada diri saya - ainuddin hata - harap jadi pengajaran pada saya dan tidak terkena pada yang lain....

Police Impersonators Nabbed

PJ Community Alert shared Polis Diraja Malaysia ( Royal Malaysia Police )'s photo.

DUA MENYAMAR POLIS DIBERKAS: Tindakan dua individu menyamar sebagai anggota polis untuk menyamun penduduk di sekitar Damansara, berakhir dengan penahanan mereka di Mutiara Damansara, baru-baru ini. Ketua Polis Daerah Petaling Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Arjunaidi Mohamed berkata, ketika kejadian kira-kira jam4.45 pagi itu. anggota polis dari Balai Polis Damansara yang melakukan rondaan di kawasan itu mengesan kedua-dua suspek yang mengesan kedua-dua suspek yang menaiki sebuah motosikal.

Mereka melarikan diri tetapi ditahan selepas kira-kira 200 meter. Seorang daripada mereka memakai jaket hitam dengan logo polis dan baju seragam kadet polis. Seorang warga Myanmar, manakala seorang lagi lelaki tempatan. Kedua-dua suspek ditahan reman untuk mebantu siasatan dan orang ramai yang mempunyai maklumat berhubung kes ini boleh ke balai polis yang berhampiran untuk membantu siasatan.

Sumber: Akhbar sinar harian

Bounced Cheque Syndicate Busted

Bounced Cheque Syndicate Busted

The Star 28/6/13

IPOH: A “buy and run” syndicate that managed to cheat traders here of RM130,000 in goods over the past year has been busted with the arrest of three men in Sri Petaling.

The syndicate would register fake companies via a proxy before purchasing items such as tyres, lubricants, spare parts and repair equipment with post-dated cheques.

The syndicate members would then run off with the items, leaving the shop owners shocked to find that the cheques had bounced.

Perak police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan said the men, aged between 34 and 60, were arrested on June 17.

“The suspects are still under remand. We believe that one of them, a 40-year-old man, is the leader. The losses suffered by the victims in the 14 cheating cases are estimated to be about RM130,000,” he told reporters here yesterday.

Police are also on the lookout for two men – Lau Wai Hoong, 36, and Chan Cheng Hean, 32 – to assist in the investigations.

In an unrelated case, a 34-year-old man was arrested during a raid on a Bercham shoplot on Wednesday for involvement in loan shark activities.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F6%2F28%2Fnation%2F13297398&sec=nation

Filipino IT Co. Workers robbed by "Police-man" in Bandar Utama

1 Utama area Bandar Utama 25/6/13 5:15AM

We are Filipino working for an IT company in 1 First Avenue beside 1 Utama in Bandar Utama. As we wait for taxi to go home this morning a police dressed Indian looking guy approached us in his motorcycle and tell us that he is doing a random inspection. He is riding his motorcycle and ask us if we have permit to work in Malaysia. We show our passport and he told our friend to check her bag for inspection. Since he's alone and shows his badge we did not hesitate to look for additional identification. As the guy check my friend's bag he pull something from her bag and rushed to go away in his motorcycle. We are shocked and my friend told us that the guy took her wallet. Please beware for the robber's new operation.

52 Nigerians & 8 Others Held for Internet Love Scam based in Kepong

60 held in NET LOVE SCAM

By HARIZ MOHD | harizm@nst.com.my
25/6/13

KUALA LUMPUR: POLICE arrested 60 foreigners during a mass raid on an Internet love scam syndicate in Kepong here yesterday. The operation, codenamed Ops Tiong, was carried out on an apartment complex by officers from federal police Commercial Crime Department (CCD) and four agencies.

CCD deputy director 2 Datuk Mohd Rodwan Mohd Yusof said the operation was to cripple the syndicate, which had been using the apartment units there as its base. He said there were 332 Internet scam cases reported from January to April, involving losses of RM51.3 million. Last year, there were 967 cases with RM40.9 million losses.

"The cases involving Africans here are rampant. We are increasing our efforts to stop them."

The three-hour raid at 2am saw police arresting 52 men and eight women from Nigeria (49 men, three women), South Africa (three men), the Philippines (three women), Uganda (one woman) and Thailand (one woman). Five of them tested positive for drug abuse, while 28 did not have travel documents when arrested.

The raiding party seized 30 laptops and 68 cellular phones. Rodwan said the syndicate's modus operandi was to court women through social media, before promising to shower them with expensive gifts as proof of their love.

"The syndicate members will tell their victims that the items sent were seized by the Customs Department, and that they needed money to release them.

"The victims will be coaxed into transferring money several times."

During the raid, several suspects had jumped from the apartment units, while some hid under their beds, in closets and in the ceiling. There were even those who tried to fool officers into believing that they were not in the units, forcing the raiding party to break open the doors.

The operation saw officers from the CCD, Immigration Department, General Operations Force, Religious Department officers and Higher Education Ministry divided into 20 teams to allow a simultaneous raid on the apartment units.

- See more at: http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/60-held-in-net-love-scam-1.307107#sthash.6ryjjNaG.dpuf

The Con Family Again ??? 23/6/13

The Con Family Again ???
23/6/13

shared by Stephanie Leong

We saw an Indian couple, each holding a toddler in their arms, flagging for help next to Tropicana City Mall entrance at Damansara Kim.

I recently heard that an Indian couple was also spotted in mont kiara doing the same thing and some people were robbed after helping them.

Knowing this story, we didn't stop to offer any assistance because we were not sure if they are genuine. 10 mins later, this Indian couple was nowhere to be found.

Please be mindful of your surroundings. If ever in doubt, seek help from the nearest police station, especially if you are alone!

Horrifying Incident Hitching a Cab from LCCT 23/6/13

[updated]
 
21 Jun 2013 (Fri) 9:30 PM
see police report
KLIA

[updated]

shared by Jessie Seng

Hi please help me share the police report as some people think that I wrote it for fun !!!! It's not fun at all ok !!!!
I cover my ic and address because I don't think I need to share the world my ic number and address !!!!

For those who think its funny ,,, you can just ignore !!!! Thank you

click on picture for full sized police report & taxi ticket

 
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Horrifying Incident Hitching a Cab from LCCT
23/6/13

shared by Jessie Seng

The Teksi number is HBA 886 WIRA RED Colour !!!!!
This is my true story happened today !!!!!
To all my friends !!! Beware of Teksi driver !!!!!!
This is true and just happened to me by today when I got back from Taiwan !!!
At 9.30 pm , I took a taxi back to home ... As usual , I bought teksi ticket at the formal Teksi counter - LCCT ..as I m the only one who is staying at my home area, no one can share Teksi with me...therefore I took alone..( unfortunately no one can fetch me at that time )
The Teksi driver is a Malay guy...
Once I go into Teksi , I already sent my Teksi number to my family - just in case..
After 30 min drive ... Suddenly I smell some very very strong fragrances !!!! I saw him touch the miniature hanging at the mirror ... - I don't know when he put the fragrances ( miniature ) there... Or already been there !!!
Then I notice something gonna happen to me ... Few second Only i felt my entire body like no energy at all !!!!
( I remember I saw the similar cases happen and someone post in FB)
Therefore at the second I just know I want to get down from the car !!!!

I open the door and told him I want to vomit !!!! Please stop the car immediately !!!! Thank god !!! Luckily I can open the door and he stop the car because I open the door !!!
I faster run down and ask for the help from the car behind !!!! Luckily I successfully stop a car - A Malay man wearing government uniform - I told him very shortly about the story and at last he help me took back all my luggage from the Teksi driver - ( the Teksi driver some more pretend nothing !!!!! ) because I just want to get out from there ... Therefore we just go ( as long as save )
... Finally I am safe !!!! The good samaritan fetch me home !!!! Thanks to him !!!!

So friends !!!! Please be very very careful no matter day or night !!!!!
I am so scared to take Teksi anymore !!!!! I don't want to take Teksi anymore !!!!!

Just want to share this to all my friends and to alert all my friends !!!!!
And I will make a polis report later !!!! Although a polis report doesn't help but at least to make a report to alert the public ....

Datukships from 'Sultan' fake

Datukships from 'Sultan' fake
Saturday, Jun 22, 2013

The Star/Asia News Network By R.S.N. Murali

MALACCA: The Malacca Datuks Council only recognises state titles conferred by the Malacca Governor and regards those given by a self-proclaimed "Sultan" and a territorial chieftain as fakes.

Council president Tan Sri Datuk Wira Ahmad Nordin Mohd Amin said the names of the bon fide title recipients are recorded in a stringently guarded logbook.

"We have not and will not accept any one who had received such titles from unauthorised individuals," he said yesterday.

Ahmad Nordin said even for Datukships conferred by the Governor, recipients should provide supporting documents from the State Secretary confirming the presentation of the award.

He said it was an important prerequisite before any name is registered.

"The logbook holds the names of all state Datukship recipients who were given the awards by Malacca Governors," he added.

Ahmad Nordin said the registration log was carefully guarded and tamper-proof.

The Malacca Datuks Council chairman was commenting on The Star's report on Thursday that two people were conferring scores of dubious state Datukship titles.

One is the self-proclaimed Sultan of Malacca, "Tuanku" Raja Noor Jan Shah Raja Tuah while the other is the Undang Luak (chieftain) of Naning, Negri Sembilan, Datuk Abdul Latif Hashim, whose "territory" covers Alor Gajah in Malacca.

The state's Palace Protocol and Ceremonial chief Datuk A.S. Khamis said Malacca recognised the customary aspect of the Naning Adat Perpatih system but did not recognise any title conferred by the chieftain.

http://news.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews/Malaysia/Story/A1Story20130622-431528.html

Grannies Lose RM3,000 to Conmen

Grannies Lose RM3,000 to Conmen

NST 22/6/13

KAMPUNG GAJAH: Two grandmothers lost cash and valuables after they fell victim to a group of conmen here on Wednesday.

In the first incident, the group had pretended to know the victim before they proceeded to rob her. In the other incident, the group had gone to the victim's house.

Perak Tengah district police chief Superintendent Muhamad Fakri Che Sulaiman said the first incident happened in Kampung Changkat Rambai at 1pm.

He said the victim, in her 50s, was approached by three individuals, who claimed they knew her.

He said the suspects chatted with the victim outside her house while two of their accomplices ransacked it.

"After they had left, she realised valuables worth RM2,600 were missing."

Fakri said the same group was also believed to have cheated an 82-year-old masseur in Kampung Matang Tok Embin here at 3.15pm.

He said two women had gone to the victim's house on the pretext of getting a massage. Two men later entered the house with the excuse of using the bathroom.

"After they had left, the victim found RM500 missing from her handbag."

http://www.nst.com.my/nation/general/grannies-lose-rm3-000-to-conmen-1.305151

Teens Beware, Trickster On The Prowl

Teens Beware, Trickster On The Prowl

PETALING JAYA, June 6 (Bernama) -- An outing for three international school students here recently ended on a sour note when they were conned of their wallets, smartphones and other personal belongings worth RM5,000 in total.

The episode is not an isolated case and serves as a grim reminder how crooks are preying on unsuspecting youngsters in public places.

The boys, all aged 13, went to play futsal at the rooftop of 1 Utama here and after the game they went to a shoe outlet when a smartly dressed man approached them and accused them of assaulting a boy the previous day.

One of the parents who wanted to be anonymous told Bernama that the man then asked the three boys to put their smartphones, ipods and wallets into one of the sports bags they were carrying and to follow him to a nearby restaurant.

There the man split the trio, taking two of them to the cinema upstairs on the pretext of identification purpose and the other to a fast food outlet downstairs, leaving the bags at the restaurant.

At the fast food outlet, the boy met his friend's father who coincidentally was waiting there and told him what was happening and both rushed up to the restaurant. The two other boys also suspected that something was amiss and had rushed down to the same restaurant.

By then, the man had disappeared and so had their valuables. A CCTV recording at the restaurant showed the man retrieving the bags from the counter staff and walking away.

A report was lodged with the Damansara police station and the mall's security unit.

As the parents were very concerned about the incident, they investigated further on their own and found that several other teenagers were also tricked using similar modus operandi at two other shopping malls in the Klang Valley before and after the incident.

"The man thinks he has outsmarted the boys and will try something bolder the next time, so it is important for parents to be alerted to this danger," said the concerned parent who has uploaded the video clip of the culprit retrieving the bags on Facebook to alert other parents.

-- BERNAMA

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v7/ge/newsgeneral.php?id=954486

Bogus Cop Alert

Michael Chong: 'I've never heard of the Malaysian Special Ranger Agency'
By RASHVINJEET S.BEDI and IVAN LOH

PETALING JAYA: Datuk Seri Michael Chong has been inundated with calls asking about a uniformed body, the Malaysian Special Ranger Agency, that apparently does not exist.

However, the MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head said that he had never heard of such a group, and urged the public to be wary of anyone claiming to represent it.

"I got many enquiries from the public after the case came out in the media. I don't want the public to be misled by such groups. The public is very confused now,” said Chong.

Chong began receiving calls after a report in The Star on an alleged assault on a Dr Balraj Singh in Ipoh by the police, who claimed he was a member of the group.

He also urged the IGP and the Home Ministry to investigate the existence of the group.

Checks by The Star Online showed that there was not much information about the group available online, but there was a Facebook page for the Malaysian Special Ranger Agency in Johor.

In its description, it claimed that it was established under "Akta Amanah 258/1952 di Jabatan Perdana Menteri Bahagian Hal Ehwal Undang-Undang".

However, a check revealed that Act 258 was the Trustees (Incorporation) Act 1952 (Revised 1981), which provided for the incorporation of the trustees, and not for the formation of a uniformed volunteer group.

Pictures from its Facebook page showed several people wearing uniforms similar to that of the dark blue garb of the police. Other pictures showed the group conducting self-defence training sessions. The last Facebook post of the group was made in September last year.

Another post in August last year stated that they were a "volunteer social services NGO" which assists governmental agencies whenever the need arose.

"Besides fighting crime, fire fighting, medic, road safety, social welfare, etc... to let members excels or support the team," it commented on the same post when quizzed on its role by a member of the public.

Perak deputy state police chief Senior Asst Comm Datuk A.Paramasivam said they were investigating the existence of the group and its function.

"No one is allowed to do policing on their own. If they want to assist the police, there has to be the presence of a policeman," said Paramasivam, who is investigating the Balraj case.

When contacted, Dr Balraj maintained the group existed and that he had the necessary and supporting documents from the Home Ministry to prove it.

He also said he had a letter of support from Bukit Aman police for the group's public safety activities.

He added that his lawyer is in the process of collecting the necessary documents before the next course of action.

When contacted, a Home Ministry official said she was not aware of any such agency under it.

Dr Balraj was alleged to have impersonated a policeman to extort money from a businessman in Ipoh on May 12 at about 4.25am.

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=%2F2013%2F6%2F6%2Fnation%2F20130606201300&sec=nation

15 May 2013 9:50pm Suspicious "Rela" members

15 May 2013 9:50pm
Suspicious "Rela" members
SS2

shared by Kenneth Quah

Dear PJ Community,

My wife just encounter 2 indian dress up in green uniform suspected are RELA personnel around SS2 area at 9.50pm today. Asking for ID and driving licenses when she was driving alone. Lucky she just scroll down a little to ask what are her offences. They insisted her to step down but she was reluctant to do that. She insisted to go to the nearest police station. Finally, the 2 indian guy speed off on their motorbike. Just be cautious PJ folks and remember RELA has no rights to demand for ID unless they have Police around. Make sure they show you their ID as well.

Beautician in a bind over car ‘sale’ 18/5/13

Beautician in a bind over car ‘sale’
18/5/13

KUALA LUMPUR: A 63-year-old beautician who “sold” her car to a man who claimed to be a used car dealer is now in a bind as the ownership of the car has still not been changed and she is now unable to locate the car.

Worse still, Low Lee Wah has been told that the man, who claimed his name was Augustine, died last year.

The bank is now chasing after her for six months’ unpaid instalment on the car while checks with the authorities showed that it now had 25 unsettled summonses since it was handed over to the man three years ago.

Low said she met Augustine while renewing her road tax at the Road Transport Department here in 2010.

“While chatting, I told him I wanted to sell my car and he offered to help get a buyer. I did not suspect anything and was impressed that he seemed to know the officers in the department very well,” she said.

Low said Augustine paid her RM2,000 before taking possession of the car and promised that the “new buyer” would continue paying off the car loan of RM31,600.

But she said that until today, the ownership of the car had not been changed and she still had its registration card.

She said she looked for the man at the address on his name card but was told by the insurance company that he did not exist.

“When he was alive, Augustine refused to meet me and only picked up my calls occasionally. He kept telling me that he had not found a buyer for my car. And now that he has died, I do not know who to contact and where my car is now,” she said.

She lodged a police report and sought help from MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong yesterday.

Chong advised the public to be careful when selling their vehicles.

“If you wish to sell your car, make sure that the buyer has fully settled your loan with the bank before handing over the vehicle,” he said.

Chong also urged the public to help locate Low’s purple Proton Saga, bearing registration plate WSU 2872.