KUANTAN - A teacher claimed that she lost her late husband's pension fund, amounting to RM233,480, after being cheated by a Macau Scam syndicate two weeks ago.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 55-year-old victim from Maran, said initially she was contacted on Jan 13, by a suspect who claimed to be an employee of a delivery service.
"The teacher claimed that the suspect said he was connected with the distribution of prohibited goods and a money laundering case which had become a police case.
"She was then contacted by a second suspect who impersonated as a police officer who asked for the victim's banking information to investigate the case," he said in a statement here today.
Ramli said the victim only realised she had been duped after conducting a check at the bank where she found that 16 online money transfer transactions were done without her knowledge.
In connection with the case, the victim lodged a report at the Maran district police headquarters yesterday.
Ramli advised the public to not be alarmed when they received phone calls purportedly from the authorities and not to divulge personal information to third parties.
"Enforcement agencies do not carry out any investigation via phone calls and the public is advised to always check with the police or the bank if they receive such calls," he added. - Bernama
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 55-year-old victim from Maran, said initially she was contacted on Jan 13, by a suspect who claimed to be an employee of a delivery service.
"The teacher claimed that the suspect said he was connected with the distribution of prohibited goods and a money laundering case which had become a police case.
"She was then contacted by a second suspect who impersonated as a police officer who asked for the victim's banking information to investigate the case," he said in a statement here today.
Ramli said the victim only realised she had been duped after conducting a check at the bank where she found that 16 online money transfer transactions were done without her knowledge.
In connection with the case, the victim lodged a report at the Maran district police headquarters yesterday.
Ramli advised the public to not be alarmed when they received phone calls purportedly from the authorities and not to divulge personal information to third parties.
"Enforcement agencies do not carry out any investigation via phone calls and the public is advised to always check with the police or the bank if they receive such calls," he added. - Bernama