KUALA LUMPUR: Three cases of scammers using deepfake to mimic voices occurred last week, says Bukit Aman.
Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the cases were reported in Kuala Terengganu, Kuala Lumpur and Penang on Aug 23.
“In the case in Terengganu, a 63-year-old man lost RM49,800 after receiving a call supposedly from a friend.
“The ‘friend’ claimed that he was having financial problems and asked for a loan.
“The victim then transferred the amount to the account given by the caller,” he told a press conference at CCID headquarters yesterday.
In Kuala Lumpur, Comm Ramli said a 26-year-old female interior designer lost about RM3,000 and in Penang, a 50-year-old housewife lost RM4,800 to a similar scam.
“We are investigating (the cases) under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating,” he said.
Comm Ramli said a total of 454 cases of scammers posing as victim’s friends were recorded this year, with losses of RM2.72mil.
Meanwhile, CCID has detected scammers resorting to a new tactic in phone scams using an investment scheme supposedly offered by a banking institution.
Comm Ramli said an 85-year-old housewife in Kuala Lumpur was duped using this tactic.
Phone scams usually occur when scammers pose as bank officers, police and even court officials, Comm Ramli said.
“The scammer will then scare the victims by claiming something is wrong with their account before transferring the calls supposedly to other agency officers.
“The victims will then be told to transfer the money into a mule account to avoid legal action,” he said.
