TELUK INTAN: A retiree misplaced more than RM50,000 after falling sufferer to a Macau Scam whereas in the home right here final Thursday (March 3).
Hilir Perak police chief ACP Ahmad Adnan Basri stated the 61-year-old man acquired a name from a person who claimed he was from Telekom Malaysia and instructed the sufferer that he had an excellent phone invoice.
“The sufferer denied and alleged any individual else is utilizing his identify and line and the decision was transferred to a person who launched himself as a sergeant in Seremban, Negeri Sembilan.
“The suspect claimed that he had checked in the system and located the sufferer was concerned in cash laundering.
“The suspect stated he can not assist the sufferer however put the decision to an ‘officer’ at Bukit Aman police headquarters who masqueraded as Datuk Reduan,” he stated in a press release right here.
As quickly as he was linked to Datuk Reduan, the sufferer was instructed to withdraw his cash and give up the checking account particulars of his spouse to settle the issue together with for inspection by Bank Negara Malaysia.
“Datuk Reduan’ stated he wished to assist the sufferer and requested for the checking account particulars of the sufferer and his spouse and to switch their cash to different accounts for the aim of inspection by Bank Negara.
“The suspect later took over the accounts by transferring the cash of the sufferer and his spouse amounting to about RM57,200 to an unidentified third occasion account,” he added.
Ahmad Adnan stated the sufferer later turned conscious he had been duped by a syndicate and made a police report yesterday and the case was investigated underneath Section 420 of the Penal Code.
Members of the general public had been subsequently suggested to be additional cautious in not revealing their checking account particulars to strangers, he stated. – Bernama
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