DJ loses more than RM400,000 in Macau scam

JOHOR BARU: A deejay at an entertainment centre here lost more than RM400,000 of her savings after falling for a Macau scam.

Johor police Commercial Crime chief Asst Comm Amran Md Jusin said the 45-year-old woman lodged a police report on Sunday (Dec 12).

“She received a call on Dec 1 at around 1pm from a male caller who identified himself as an officer from Telekom Malaysia.

“The caller told the victim that she had been 'blacklisted', claiming that she had many unpaid phone bills and he would call her again soon,” he said in a statement Monday (Dec 13).

ACP Amran added that the victim then received another call from a mobile number, this time from a woman who identified herself as Inspector Ling from Kuantan police headquarters, claiming that she could help the victim by making a police report online.

He said the “inspector” then told the victim that after checking her name, it had been found that she was involved in illegal money laundering activities.

“This 'inspector' then ordered the victim to make several monetary transactions into several bank accounts given for investigative purposes and the money would be returned to her once it was complete.

“The victim followed the instructions and made 58 transactions to eight bank accounts between Dec 2 and 9, amounting to RM419,050, before realising she had been cheated after trying to call the 'inspector' several times and not getting an answer,” he added.

ACP Imran said the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.

He reminded the public to always be vigilant especially when receiving calls from unknown callers claiming to be from enforcement agencies.