Maybank staff foil RM600,000 scam attempt on 72-year-old woman

The victim had visited the Maybank branch at People's Park Centre to transfer $200,000 to a local bank account. PHOTO: ST FILE.

SINGAPORE: An attempt to scam an elderly woman of $200,000 (RM600,169) last week was thwarted, thanks to alert staff at Maybank, police said in a press release on Monday.

Doreen Ong and Christine Ting, who work at the bank's People's Park Centre branch, had attended to the 72-year-old woman on Aug 2 at around 12.57pm.