JOHOR BARU: A retiree lost his savings after he received a phone call from a man claiming to be a police officer from Bukit Aman who said that his name had been misused for a money laundering case in Hong Kong.
Chee Yun Wah, 53, said he was shocked when he received a call from an ‘Inspector Wong’ who told him that the police had to freeze his bank account due to the investigation on the case.
"I did everything he told me as his voice was intimidating. He told me that if I did not cooperate with the police, I would be thrown into jail for a day," he said at a press conference organised by Johor MCA public complaints bureau here on Thursday.
Chee added that ‘Inspector Wong’ instructed him over the phone to head to the nearest bank to deposit RM5,000 to another bank account, which he followed.
"When I banked in the money, then I realised that I have been conned," he added.
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