KUANTAN – Struck by panic, a doctor lost RM100,000 after falling prey to a Macau scam tactic, in which she was told that she is wanted by police over “money laundering”.
Pahang police chief Datuk Yahaya Othman said the 28-year-old victim alleged she received a call on Friday from a suspect who introduced himself as an officer of the Inland Revenue Board.
“The suspect claimed that the victim was involved in money laundering before the call was passed to a ‘police officer’ who confirmed the victim has been blacklisted for being in the wanted list.
“The victim claimed the policeman had ordered her to open a new bank account and put RM100,000 into the account, and ordered her to share all her account information purportedly to release her from the blacklist,” he said in a statement here today.
Yahaya said the victim claimed she panicked and obeyed the order to even take a selfie and share it with the suspect after several hours.
The victim became suspicious after being unable to reach the suspect for the latest information on her wanted status, leading her to lodge a report at the Temerloh district police headquarters yesterday.
Yahaya advised members of the public not to reveal their personal banking information to third parties, and to check the telephone number with Check Scammers CCID or surf https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my/ to avoid becoming a fraud victim. – Bernama, June 18, 2023
