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SEREMBAN: A 59-year-old female employee who received a call from a man accusing her of being involved in money laundering lost nearly RM694,000 in a scam after revealing her online banking details.
The victim was at her workplace when she received a call from a man on October 27 accusing her of the crime and telling her that an arrest warrant would be issued against her, said the head of the State’s Commercial Crime Investigation Department, Supt Aibee. Ab Ghani.
“The threatening call from the stranger scared the victim.
“The line was then transferred to Sjn Tan and ASP Yong and the victim was asked about his online banking details, including his password,” he said, adding that the victim had RM363,900 on his account.
The victim was told that the information was necessary so that the authorities could conduct an “audit” and probe the case thoroughly.
Supt Aibee said the victim was also told to post a further RM 260,000 for her “bond” and RM 70,000 for “legal fees”.
Over the next few days, the victim continued to receive messages about withdrawing cash from her bank account, but the suspects told her not to worry and that the money would be returned.
The victim was also asked to attend a hearing at the Tampin magistrates court on December 12.
“On the day of his alleged hearing, the victim received a call from a Chew DSP telling him to deposit another RM 135,000 as his bond had to be increased.
“The victim told the caller that he had run out of cash,” he said.
The victim eventually realized that she had been misled and filed a police report.
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