A FINANCE clerk in Kuala Terengganu lost RM452,000 in company funds after being deceived by an individual impersonating her boss through WhatsApp.
Kuala Terengganu district police chief Assistant Commissioner Azli Mohd Noor said the 50-year-old victim realised she had been duped only after receiving a request for further money transfers from the individual using a WhatsApp number to pose as her employer.
He said the victim received a WhatsApp message from the number 012-2068323 at about 3.24pm while she was at her office in Jalan Kamaruddin.
“The individual used the name ‘Ken’ and asked the victim to check the company’s account balance before instructing her to make several money transfers,” he said in a statement.
The victim subsequently made three transfers totalling RM452,000 to two bank accounts belonging to Prosecution Global Sdn Bhd and Kedem Hub Trading.
The first transfer of RM95,000 was made at 3.53pm to a Bank Islam account, followed by a RM212,000 transfer to a Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) account at 4.56pm.
“The third transaction, amounting to RM145,000, was made at 5.24pm to the same Bank Islam account,” Azli said.
He said the victim also communicated with an individual responsible for approving the transactions as part of the process.
The scammer contacted the victim again the following day and requested an additional RM235,000 transfer.
However, the second request was stopped when the person responsible for approving the transactions contacted the victim’s actual boss to verify the instruction.
“The boss then informed him that he had never instructed the victim to make any of the transactions,” Azli said.
The victim subsequently realised that she had been deceived by an individual impersonating her company boss through WhatsApp.
Azli said the money transferred belonged to the company and the victim lodged a police report for further action.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating, and investigations are ongoing. - August 26, 2026
