A 38-YEAR-OLD teacher has lost RM199,994 after falling victim to a sophisticated phone scam involving individuals impersonating officers from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (SKMM) and the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM).
Kuantan District Police Chief Assistant Commissioner Ashari Abu Samah said in a statement today that the victim received a call from a suspect in June, who claimed that her phone number was linked to the dissemination of false information and money laundering activities.
“The suspect then deceived the victim into taking out a bank loan in order to prove her financial capacity, supposedly for investigation purposes,” he said.
On 25 June, the victim secured a personal loan amounting to RM265,000 from a local bank.
“In the days that followed, the victim was instructed to provide full banking details to the syndicate, who posed as police officers and representatives from Bank Negara Malaysia,” Ashari said.
According to him, a subsequent check with the bank revealed that the funds had been transferred out of the account via 21 transactions to third-party accounts without the victim’s knowledge. The transactions, totalling RM199,994, were carried out between 2 and 3 July.
The victim lodged a police report at the Kuantan District Police Headquarters, and the case is currently being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code. - August 26, 2025
