Why was the victim asked to make additional payments for withdrawal?

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The victim was asked to make additional payments for withdrawal after the promised returns did not materialise
Penang police chief Datuk Azizee Ismail said a 71-year-old woman who lost RM690,500 to an online investment scam realised she had been scammed when she did not receive the 100 per cent profits promised after investing via a TikTok-linked scheme. After that, she was asked to make additional payments for the purpose of withdrawal. Police did not provide the specific reason or the exact justification used to request those extra payments.
She initially invested after being promised 100% profits in a short period
The victim saw an ad about an investment scheme offering high returns on TikTok in mid-November and contacted a suspect on WhatsApp. She was added to a WhatsApp group called QNTCX Invest and was promised 100 per cent profits in a short period based on the amount invested, then asked to download a QNTCX app to register and invest. From November 10 to December 23, 2005, she made 20 cash deposit transactions into four different company bank accounts totalling RM690,500.
The “withdrawal” phase began only after the promised returns failed
Police said the victim realised she had been scammed because she did not receive the returns that were promised. It was after this point that she was asked to make additional payments specifically for withdrawal. No further details were given on what the scammers claimed the additional payments would enable.
The specific justification for extra payments was not disclosed by police
While it was stated that additional payments were requested for withdrawal, Penang police did not explain the grounds used to ask for those payments. The investigation was ongoing under Section 420 of the Penal Code, but the information provided did not include the scammers’ stated rationale or any tactic used to frame the withdrawal-related charges. As a result, the exact reason behind the request for extra money remains unreported in the facts available.

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