KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a suspected conman who had preyed on scores of senior citizens and duped them of their hard-earned savings.
He is linked to more than 30 such cases nationwide.
His actions went viral on social media after he allegedly duped a senior citizen in SS2, Petaling Jaya recently.
According to a Facebook post by Chee Heng Kuan, the suspect had allegedly posed as a representative of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) or had claimed to represent an assemblyman's office.
He would claim that he was offering aid to potential recipients and would take them to the bank to facilitate the process.
"He would claim that he needed to verify how much money the recipient had in their bank account and that they would need to withdraw the amount and show him as proof.
"The supposed aid which would be given would match the amount they currently have in their account.
"After managing to convince the victims to hand over the cash to him, he would pretend that he needed to see the bank manager, after which he would run away with the money," wrote Chee.
Petaling Jaya district police chief, Assistant Commissioner Shahrulnizam Jaafar@Ismail, said the suspect has been arrested and has five confirmed cases and was on the wanted list.
"He has already been charged four times in court, and pleaded not guilty to all.
"Checks showed that no less than 30 reports had been lodged against him in Johor, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Perak and Pahang," he said in a statement.
He said further details on the case would be disclosed tomorrow.