Trainee doctor loses RM287,360 over Macau scam



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SEREMBÁN: A doctor-in-training lost RM 287,360 after he was believed to have been misled by members of the Macau Scam Syndicate.

The head of Negeri Sembilan’s Business Crime Investigation Department, Superintendent Aibee Abd Ghani, said the 25-year-old victim claimed he received a call on February 6 from a man claiming to be an Inland Revenue Board officer, who told him that he had back taxes in the amount of RM 38,000.

He said the victim claimed that the call was later connected to the Pahang contingent police headquarters, which informed him that he was involved in money laundering and drug smuggling and was told to contact a police officer at the number of phone 014-7410051.

“On February 8, the victim received another call from the suspect to inform him that he would help him solve all the cases. Two days later, the victim received another call asking him to hand over all his internet banking information to the suspect and also to download the Bank Negara application through a given link, as well as to make a personal loan of RM200,000, “he said. he said in a statement here today.

Aibee said the victim became suspicious and suspected that he had been scammed after receiving his Standard Chartered bank statement on March 9, which showed that RM 94,560 was transferred from his account to multiple accounts.

The victim also found RM192,800 from his Rakyat Bank account transferred to various accounts, he said, adding that the suspect filed a police report yesterday. Called



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