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PETALING JAYA: Another phone scam was reported, leaving an older person nearly half a million ringgit poorer, after being tricked into believing that she was about to be arrested by the police.
“On July 3, the victim received a call, claiming to be from Poslaju, saying that she had sent a package to Sabah containing her identity card and ATM cards.
“Then, on July 5, she was contacted by a man calling himself Chong, who said that RM 148,000 from a Chang Poon Siew had been deposited into her account.
“The victim was later referred to an ‘Insp Zaki’ who claimed she was under investigation and could be arrested,” Petaling Jaya OCPD Assistant Commissioner Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said in a statement on Wednesday (September 30). .
Out of fear, he complied with the scammer’s request to transfer his money to them.
His first money transfer was made on August 7, and RM 29,934 were sent to the suspect’s bank account. Two more transfers were made on August 17 and 24 when he sent two checks with a combined value of RM415,000.
On September 29, the victim was questioned by a bank official while at the bank about the large transfers made.
“At first he was hesitant, but eventually he told the officer about the calls. The bank officer told him that he had been the victim of a scam.
“A police report was made the same day,” he said.
ACP Nik Ezanee urged those facing such calls and threats to remain calm and not act rashly.
“The public is advised to contact the police if they receive calls like these. These unions target older people who may not be as exposed to the latest information on cybercrime,” he said.
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