The rise of online technology has given way to much more elaborate scams as online based scams have been on the increase.
Recently, Twitter user Afiq took to the social media to share how he got scammed of almost RM16,000 whilst taking part in a commission based part time job.
In his post, he wrote, “Guys I got scammed almost RM16,000 until I ran out of my savings I took out and had to borrow from my cousins and parents almost RM8,500. I hope you can all learn from me.”
How it started
He said that on Monday (14 March) around 8pm, as he was scrolling through Facebook, he happened to encounter an ad which was promoting commission based part time jobs.
Afiq went on to message the contact number included in the ad to enquire about the job.
The person in charge told him that they are an affiliate marketing team which helps small e-commerce merchants to boast their sales and ratings.
The person known as “Sophia” said that the job is as an online purchaser where you would have to follow tasks to buy products assigned by the seller, and you’d get your money back along with a 10% commission within 10 minutes.
“Sophia” then said that if he was interested, he’d be invited into their group for him to observe how other part timers do and how they earn.
Afiq went on to join the group and asked the admin for tasks.
Scam unfolding
Afterwards, Afiq said that he started on his tasks with every task having a time limit of 10 to 15 minutes.
“I clicked on…
