JOHOR BARU: A primary school teacher suffered losses of RM387,000 after being duped by a Macau Scam syndicate member, who had posed as a traffic policeman and alleged that the former was involved in a hit-and-run case.
Johor Police chief Datuk Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said the 38-year-old woman, who teaches at a school in Kluang, lodged a report at a police station here at 11.48am yesterday.
On Feb 4, the victim received a phone call from the suspect who claimed that she was involved in a hit-and-run incident before telling her to open a new bank account to keep her money ‘safe’, he said in a statement, here today.
He said the victim was also asked to register the given phone number for the new bank account, allegedly to make it easier to handle the account, but it was actually to enable the suspect to activate the victim’s online banking system.
“The victim was asked to transfer all of the money into the new bank account and keep it a secret. The suspect also ordered her to delete their WhatsApp conversation and dispose all the related bank transaction slips,“ he added.
According to Ayob Khan, the victim was unaware that she had lost her savings and personal loan money because the suspect had controlled her bank account through internet banking. - Bernama