SIBU: A local woman in her twenties lost RM73,900 after falling victim to a phone scam here.
Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said that the police received a report from the victim regarding the incident on Nov 11.
According to him, on Nov 6, the victim, who works as a shopkeeper, received a phone call from someone claiming to be a representative from a courier company. The caller alleged that the victim was involved in the delivery of a package containing a cheque book and bank tokens registered under her name.
The call was then transferred to another man who claimed to be a police officer. This suspect claimed that the victim was involved in money laundering and selling personal information to third parties.
Zulkipli said that the victim was instructed to perform several transactions to multiple local bank accounts, supposedly for investigation purposes. As a result of this deception, the victim made four separate transactions totalling RM73,900 to four different accounts.
“After making the payments, the victim became suspicious and realised she had been duped. She then lodged a police report for further action,” he explained.
The case is currently being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
