A SCHOOLTEACHER in Terengganu has lost more than RM250,000 after falling victim to a sophisticated phone scam involving individuals impersonating an insurance agent, police investigator and a Deputy Public Prosecutor.
District police chief Superintendent Maizura Abdul Kadir said the 40-year-old victim received a call on 4 September from someone claiming to be an insurance agent, who alleged that she had made a fraudulent medical claim amounting to RM38,000.
The call was then transferred to a second individual pretending to be a police investigator, who told the victim that she was being investigated for money laundering involving 30 bank accounts registered under her name.
“The call was again redirected to a third scammer posing as a Deputy Public Prosecutor. The victim was told that two arrest warrants had been issued against her and could be delayed with the payment of court bail,” Maizura said in a statement today.
Under the scammers’ instructions, the woman applied for a personal loan and sold off her jewellery to raise funds. She was then instructed to hand over her banking details.
According to police, she only realised she had been conned after discovering that the entire balance in her account had vanished through nine transactions made between 3 and 13 October to unknown recipients.
The victim lodged a police report yesterday. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. - October 15, 2025
