JEMPOL: A 49-year-old eatery operator has lost almost RM70,000 after he was duped by a caller claiming to be an officer from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).
Jempol OCPD Supt Norhisham Mustapar said the victim received a call from the individual around 9.30am on Thursday (Dec 11), claiming that scammers had misused the victim's phone number.
"The victim was also told that his bank account had been used to commit fraud and money laundering activities.
"He was then asked to move his savings to another bank account given by the caller while the authorities conducted an audit," he said in a statement.
Supt Norhisham said the victim then transferred his savings into the bank account via 16 transactions.
However, he realised that he had been scammed after his repeated attempts to reach the “MCMC officer" were unsuccessful.
"After getting his report, the investigating officer told the victim to immediately call the National Scam Response Centre at 997 so that the bank account given by the scammer can be blocked," he said.
The police, he said, have also begun investigating the case by contacting the bank and the telco to obtain relevant information.
Supt Norhisham said the case was being probed under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
