KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 25 — Three individuals lost USD101,500 (RM425,400) in cash to a trio believed to be Africans in Taman Ampang Jaya here, yesterday.

In the 3.09pm incident, the three individuals including a woman aged between 48 and 58, were punched by the trio.

The three victims had already withdrawn the money and converted it to US Dollars for a business payment, but they were approached by a woman who offered to exchange the money at a higher rate of RM6 for USD1, said Ampang Jaya District Police Chief ACP Noor Azmi Yusoff.

Interested in the offer, they rode in a Nissan Teana car with the woman to her office, he added.

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“Unfortunately, when they reached the location, the woman stopped the car and they were approached by the three foreign suspects who seized the backpack containing the money,” said Noor Azmi.

A fight ensued and the victims were pushed and punched by the three men. The suspects then fled with the woman (who offered a higher exchange rate for the currency) in a Nissan Sentra car.

Apart from the cash, the backpack also contained important documents.

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He said a police check found that the two cars used in the incident were cloned vehicles and the Nissan Sentra had a fake registration number. — Bernama