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TAMPIN: An employee of a private company lost RM 693,900 after being duped by a Macau scam syndicate who misled her into thinking she was involved in money laundering.
The head of Negeri Sembilan’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department, Aibee Abd Ghani, said the 59-year-old woman received a call from an unknown person on October 27 who provided her with her correct name and MyKad identification number.
“He was told that an arrest warrant would be issued against him for his involvement in money laundering, after which the call connected to two men claiming to be policemen known as Sergeant Tan and ASP Yong.
“During the conversation, he claimed that the police officers had created fear for him and asked him for the username and password of his Public Bank account and to withdraw his savings totaling RM363,900 in the bank,” he said today it’s a statement.
He said the suspects also told him to pay another RM 260,000 for bail and RM 70,000 in legal fees.
The victim, who panicked, did as he was told and transferred all his savings to a Public Bank account given by the suspects and was also told to appear yesterday at the Tampin Court to mention his case.
Aibee said that after giving his bank information to the suspects, he began receiving notifications from the bank about withdrawals from his account to various unknown accounts. He was informed that these transactions were for auditing purposes and that the money would be returned to him later.
He said the victim claimed he received another call yesterday from a man claiming to be a DSP Chew, who asked him to collect another RM 135,000 for additional bail. However, he was unable to make the payment because he had run out of money.
Realizing that she had been deceived, the woman reported the matter to the police. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
