A SERIES of sophisticated impersonation scams in Negeri Sembilan has seen almost RM1 million vanish from unsuspecting contractors over a two‑month period after fraudsters posing as government officials offered bogus supply contracts.
Police have confirmed three separate incidents, occurring between December 2025 and January this year, that employed the same deceptive modus operandi and resulted in total losses of RM934,376.
The most recent victim, a contractor, was defrauded of more than RM300,000 by a man who claimed to be an officer from the Negeri Sembilan Office of the Land and Mines Department.
The syndicate member purportedly offered a tender for the supply of portable power generators.
The Negeri Sembilan Police Chief, Datuk Alzafny Ahmad, said the suspect “instructed the complainant to purchase generators through a supplier company, Serin Ace Solutions, which the suspect himself had recommended.”
The complainant was then put in contact by phone with a man identifying himself as Daniel and agreed to buy 16 generator units.
“Based on the suspect’s directions, the complainant made 16 separate payments into various bank accounts between 23 January and 5 February, totalling RM346,807,” he added.
Alarmed by the lack of delivery, the complainant visited the PTG Negeri Sembilan office at about 9am on 9 February to verify the transaction, only to discover that no generators had been received and no such tender had ever been offered.
Alzafny also revealed that in another case a suspect pretended to be an officer from the Department of Wildlife and National Parks (PERHILITAN) in Negeri Sembilan, as part of a separate scam.
The investigations are being conducted under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. - February 18, 2026
