Man loses RM5,000 to scammers after call about credit card fraud


Foo Soon Wah, 51, holding some of the documents to proof his case. starpic by GOH GAIK LEE/The Star/ 28 Nov 2017.

GEORGE TOWN: A self-employed man lost RM4,999.11 after transferring the money from his bank account to a third party upon being instructed by bogus Bank Negara officers.

It did not occur to Foo Soon Wah, (pic) 51, that he was transferring money to an unknown bank account when instructed to key in the personal identification number of ‘499911’ at an automated teller machine (ATM) in Jelutong.

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