KUALA TERENGGANU: A bank clerk lost RM115,950 after falling victim to a Macau scam where the suspects claimed to be police officers and prosecutors.
Kuala Terengganu police chief Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the 41-year-old woman was first contacted on Sept 8 by a suspect claiming to be an insurance company employee.
The caller said she had three outstanding insurance claims.
ACP Azli said the call was then transferred to several other suspects impersonating police officers and prosecutors who accused the victim of being involved in money laundering.
"The victim denied making the alleged insurance claims and being involved in money laundering.
"However, to avoid being charged, she was instructed to open a new bank account for 'investigation purposes'," he said in a statement on Monday (Dec 23).
The victim, who lives in Marang, subsequently made six transactions totalling RM115,950 to three different bank accounts between Sept 19 and Nov 30.
Realising that she had been scammed, the victim lodged a police report at the Kuala Terengganu district police headquarters on Sunday (Dec 22).
ACP Azli added that the victim used her savings and credit cards to make the payments. – Bernama
