It’s common for scammers to forge documents and use other people’s credibility to cheat their victims. This local event promoter recently shared how he got scammed by a former venue manager who used their company’s name to steal thousands of Ringgit.
Arif Bam, the founder of homegrown music-based event management company Atas Angin, posted on Twitter to ask for help to track down a man named Shawn Low. According to the tweets, Shawn had run away after stealing thousands worth of booking fees meant for a venue Bam had planned to use for an upcoming event. Bam revealed that Shawn had resigned from his workplace, believed to be Zepp Kuala Lumpur, but continued using the venue’s name to scam event organisers.
Bam shared that the scam began when Shawn approached his company to seek help for his “client” who needed a musical act to take over a booking after they had to postpone an event. However, as Bam revealed, it was merely a lie to scam him as there was never a client in the first place. Shawn also allegedly falsified invoices and bank receipts to make the situation seem legitimate, even pretending to be the client when in contact with Bam.
As Bam had previously worked with Shawn and his former company, he easily believed the lies. He also added that the “client” Shawn used in his scam was a legitimate event organiser Bam was familiar with. The Atas Angin founder said there may be more victims to Shawn’s scam, as he has been using his former company’s credibility, so he urges anyone who has dealt with Shawn on booking the venue hall to check on their agreement for any discrepancies.
Bam shared that he is currently working with the venue’s management team to locate Shawn’s whereabouts and to identify other potential victims. He noted the team has been very professional throughout all their partnerships and is even taking responsibility for Shawn’s actions, despite Shawn no longer having ties to the company as he has already resigned.
After posting the tweet, Bam has received tons of support from netizens, hoping that he’ll be able to locate Shawn and get his money back. Those who know Shawn personally also noted that he has a history of borrowing large sums of money but would sometimes have issues paying it back, even making excuses about his mental health to avoid returning the money.
We hope Bam can locate Shawn and settle this issue with him in an amicable manner.
Source: Twitter
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