Scammers typically take on the identity of others in an effort to manipulate their victims for their own gains. There have been scammers who have had the audacity to steal the identity of the Queen, so it’s not a surprise that they’ve also masqueraded as politicians or even billionaires.
Recently, local stand-up comedian and emcee, Gajen Nad took to his Instagram account to share a conversation between him and a man who claimed to be 1 of the most wanted men in the world – Low Taek Jho, fondly known as Jho Low.
In the e-mail, the fake “Jho Low” started by introducing himself as a Malaysian businessman who is interested in doing a collaboration with him.
In order to convince Gajen, he said, “I will enclose the proposal for your reference as soon as I receive your response.”
In his response, Gajen described himself as a “big fan” and agreed to work together with the billionaire businessman. He even set a date and time, as well as the venue which he saw fit to meet “Jho Low”.
“Can we meet at Ibu Pejabat Kontinjen Polis Kuala Lumpur on 30 May 2022 at 11am?”
At the time of writing, PDRM and INTERPOL are still on the hunt for Jho Low and despite the trials of the 1MDB case which were held at the Brooklyn Court in New York, his whereabouts remain unknown.
Does the scammer really think that the most wanted man will risk his life by reaching out to strangers via email? Luckily, Gajen did not fall for his desire for a “mutual corporation.”
Speaking to WORLD OF BUZZ, Gajen said that following his response, he immediately blocked the contact and reported the man disguised as Jho Low as spam.
He also urged people to not reply to any spam and phishing e-mails.
Day after day, scammers are coming up with new ideas to lure their victims. Identity theft has turned out to be 1 of their most common modus operandi. But who would’ve thought that they would pretend to be a billionaire businessman who is on the run?
What would you have done if you got sent the same email? Let us know in the comments.
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