JEMPOL: A 44-year-old assistant manager of a private company lost RM30,000 in a phone scam after being accused of being involved in illegal activities.
She received a call on Aug 27 from a man who claimed to be from the Communications Ministry and said her phone number would be blocked for her involvement in such crimes, said Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook.
“The woman denied any wrongdoing. The caller told her that he would connect the call to 999 to allow her to verify the case.
“She then spoke to a woman who identified herself as Sjn Ain, who claimed to be from the Kelantan police contingent,” he said in a statement.
Supt Hoo said a short while later, the victim received a call from one Insp Nazlan who claimed that checks with Bukit Aman showed the woman was involved in money laundering and drug-related activities.
“He told the woman that she had committed the offences with one Lai Peng Keong. The caller also claimed she had sold a bank ATM card to Lai for RM20,000 and had been receiving a monthly commission,” he said.
This was followed by another call from one Asst Supt Datuk Azmi, who claimed to be from the Kelantan police contingent.
“He told the victim that her case can be settled but she would have to download a Bank Negara application and fill in the relevant information, and the case would be probed by auditors from the central bank,” he said.
Supt Hoo said the woman did as instructed and provided her personal as well as banking account details in the app.
She later found that RM30,000 had been withdrawn from her account and transferred to another account without her knowledge. She then lodged a police report.
