A local university student in Rompin, Seremban claimed to have suffered a loss of more than RM30,000 after falling for a scam three days ago.
Posing as an Inland Revenue officer, the scammer had informed the 21-year-old victim through a phone call that he apparently had arrears for a company registered under his name, although he did not own one.
According to the Jempol District Police Chief Hoo Chang Hook, the "officer" then requested the victim to provide his bank account number in order to block it for further investigation. In a state of panic, the victim obliged. "However, the victim grew suspicious when he noticed that there were multiple transactions from his account to two different accounts with a total amount of RM32,450," Hoo Chang added.
There are countless tactics used by scammers, but there's one big indicator in every one of them: they ALWAYS enquire your bank account details, and rule of thumb? Never give such details to anyone, unless they're verified to do so.
Source: Astro Awani
