Crime & Courts

Resort loses RM10K after company paid bill to unidentified individual

KUANTAN: A resort in Fraser's Hill suffered RM10,580 loss after a company had mistakenly paid their seminar package bill to an unidentified individual.

Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department Chief, Superintendent Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said based on the report lodged by the hotel's clerk, she had received an email back in April by the company inquiring on reservations.

“The victim accepted and managed the bookings made by the company for the seminar package amounting to RM10,580.

“The package was for five days and four nights’ stay, including group activities for 16 people.

“They stayed here and carried out the programme from Aug 30 to Sept 3,” he said today.

Wazir said there was no issue after the group left until the hotel's accountant asked about the company's payment status on Oct 12.

He said the victim called the company to ask about the bill and discovered that they had paid the money to a personal account of an unknown individual on June 27.

“The company claimed to have received an email from the resort, instructing them to make the payment to the account given.

“Checks showed that the email sent to the company was not from the resort.”

Wazir said the woman then proceeded to lodge a report at the Raub District Police Headquarters.

The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property.

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