KUCHING, Sept 12 (Bernama) -- A 64-year-old woman in Miri lost RM334,964 after falling victim to an online scam syndicate posing as authorities.
Miri police chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said that, based on the report lodged yesterday, the victim received a phone call from an unknown number with the caller introducing himself as an officer from the Putrajaya National Anti-Drugs Agency, and claiming that the victim was involved in a fraud syndicate.
"The victim was then connected to a so-called police officer from the Perlis Police Headquarters, before being told that they needed to make a property verification, which required her to transfer all her savings into a bank account provided for investigation purposes.
"The elderly woman then made several cash transactions via the bank counter, involving a total of RM334,964 from her savings and loans from relatives. The victim only realised she had been deceived after making checks and verifications,” he said in a statement today.
Mohd Farhan said the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code, and advised the public to be vigilant and not easily fall for telephone calls or instructions from so-called authorities to transfer money into unknown accounts.
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