KOTA TINGGI: A local senior citizen claimed she was cheated out of RM152,000 by a Macau scam syndicate in July this year.
Kota Tinggi OCPD Supt Yusof Othman said the 61-year-old victim first received a call from a person claiming to be from a delivery company.
“The caller told the victim that there was illegal packaging under her name," he said in a statement.
Supt Yusof said that upon answering the call, she was connected to another suspect claiming to be a policeman who informed the victim that she was involved in money laundering.
He said the victim made transactions worth RM152,000 from July 7 to July 10, and the suspect promised that the money would be returned to her when the investigation and court hearing of the case were over.
“The victim realised she was cheated after failing to get the money back," said Supt Yusof.
He reminded the public to be alert and careful, especially in matters involving financial transactions or when dealing with unknown persons.
Scam victims are advised to call the National Scam Response Centre at 997 to report their case.
