A KINDERGARTEN teacher was cheated of RM4,200 early this month after befriending a man who introduced himself as a “minister” on Facebook.

Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 59-year-old victim claimed she was offered RM1 million in cash and a Rolls Royce if she agreed to be the minister’s wife.

He added the victim was asked to deal with an individual known as Siti, who introduced herself as a bank manager before asking the victim to pay the processing fee.

“The victim then transferred RM4,200 into a bank account belonging to a man last Friday. However, the victim later realised she had been cheated and lodged a police report at the Temerloh police station yesterday,” he said in a statement today.

Wazir said police are tracking down the suspect. The case is being investigated under section 420 of the penal code for cheating, which carries a maximum jail term of 10 years and whipping, and a fine. – Bernama, December 13, 2021.