KUANTAN (Bernama): A teacher at a residential school here got duped into parting with RM33,000 of her savings and the RM80,000 from a loan she obtained from a bank after talking on the phone with one “Inspector Narita”.
Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusuf said all in all the 51-year-old woman lost RM113,000.
He said it all started on Feb 28 when a “bank officer from Kuala Lumpur” called her to say that she was suspected of being involved in money-laundering acitivities to the tune of RM1.5mil.
However, the "bank officer" said an “Inspector Narita” could help her to settle the problem.
Chief Supt Mohd Wazir said the teacher became frightened and followed all the instructions from ‘Inspector Narita” and parted with her money.
The teacher lodged a police report on Friday (March 30) after finding out that she had fallen for a scam.
The syndicate targets vulnerable people and gets them to part with their money using a slick modus operandi , whereby the culprits claim they are people in authority who can help their victims get out of difficulties with the law. – Bernama
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