KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 11 — The Kuala Lumpur Division of Surroundings (DOE) has detected a number of makes an attempt by irresponsible events to commit fraud utilizing the division’s identify.
Its Director, Sharifah Zakiah Syed Sahab, mentioned that as of right now, eight such circumstances have been detected involving authorities procurement order scams, leading to losses totalling greater than RM200,000 for 2 suppliers.
She mentioned her division first detected the rip-off on September 4, when a consultant of a diving gear provider got here to the division to confirm the authenticity of presidency procurement paperwork.
“Previous to that, KL DOE additionally acquired a number of inquiries concerning these authorities procurement paperwork beginning in mid-August, and final Tuesday (September 8) from a provider firm consultant who additionally got here to inquire a couple of memento order price greater than RM100,000 supposedly made by KL DOE for an upcoming programme,” she instructed Bernama, right here right now.
She famous that checks by her division revealed that the division had by no means made any memento orders or programme bookings. As an alternative, the orders had been made utilizing solid paperwork that abused officers’ names, alongside pretend letterheads and administration signatures.
“Based mostly on the suppliers’ data, they claimed to have transferred greater than RM100,000 to sure events as an advance cost for the souvenirs, and KL DOE has requested the suppliers to make a police report concerning the rip-off,” she mentioned.
Elaborating additional, she added that KL DOE additionally lodged a police report final Wednesday denying the involvement of division officers within the incident, whereas experiences had been additionally made to the DOE Headquarters Finance Division.
Nonetheless, she talked about that yesterday and right now, her division nonetheless acquired inquiries concerning the pretend procurement orders.
“The truth is, right now there was a provider who was scammed with losses exceeding RM100,000, and the division has subsequently referred these circumstances additional to the Bukit Aman Industrial Crime Investigation Division,” she mentioned.
Sharifah Zakiah additionally suggested all suppliers and contractors to be cautious and confirm the authenticity of any authorities procurement paperwork they acquired. — Bernama
