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KUALA LUMPUR: A teacher lost around RM1.13 million after a member of the Macau scam syndicate tricked her into believing her vehicle was involved in a fatal accident and that she was involved in money laundering activities.
ACP Kajang District Police Chief Mohd Zaid Hassan said the 49-year-old victim had received a call from a union member disguised as a police officer last week.
“The victim was then ordered to open two bank accounts and enter a phone number given by the suspect as the account owner’s contact number.
“The victim then transferred his savings to the accounts as per the suspect’s instructions, allegedly for investigation purposes,” he said when contacted by Bernama today.
Mohd Zaid said that the victim had also obtained personal loans from various banks after being told so by the union, resulting in losses amounting to RM 1,132,475.
“The public is advised to be on the lookout for Macau’s scam syndicates so that they do not fall into their tactics of deceiving victims by disguising themselves as officers from the police, banks, customs department and so on.
“The phone numbers used (by the union) are from related agencies and the technique is called ‘spoofing. Citizens can also go to a nearby police station with any questions or concerns, ”he said, adding that the case is being investigated under article 420 of the Penal Code.Called
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