PASIR GUDANG: A husband and wife lost RM120,000 worth of life savings after falling for a Macau scam, here.
Seri Alam OCPD Supt Mohd Sohaimi Ishak said that the victims received a call from an unknown individual claiming to be a police officer and told them they were being investigated under the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA).
“The victim, who believed the scammers, then made 17 financial transactions on Aug 5.
“The money was transferred to three different bank accounts amounting to RM120,000,” he said in a statement here on Saturday (Aug 10).
Supt Sohaimi said that the scammers had requested the victims' money so that they could give a financial audit approval.
“However, the scammers were no longer reachable after the transfers were made.
“It was only then that the victims realised that they had been duped,” he said, adding that the husband, aged 56, lodged a police report on Aug 9 (Friday).
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
