IPOH: A private company in Tanjung Malim lost about RM970,000 after its clerk fell victim to a scam.
Muallim OCPD Supt Khalid Mohamad said the 31-year-old clerk received a message via WhatsApp from her manager's phone number, instructing her to make the fund transfer on behalf of the company.
"The manager's mobile phone is believed to have been hacked, and the scammer impersonated the manager.
"The clerk had believed that her manager had instructed her and made three transfers into two different bank accounts," Supt Khalid said in a statement on Wednesday (July 8).
"The suspect continued asking the clerk to make more transfers, which led to her suspicion.
"She contacted the manager and was informed that there had been no instructions for the fund transfer," he said, adding that the clerk proceeded to lodge a police report.
Supt Khalid said the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
"The police would like to remind the people to contact the National Scam Response Centre's 997 hotline if they have fallen victim to a scam immediately to increase the chance to freeze any fund transfer.
"The police are committed to combat commercial crime and urge the people to always be on high alert and to lodge police reports if there believed they have fallen victim to scam so that actions can be taken immediately," he added.
