PETALING JAYA: Despite frequent warnings in the mass media, a female teacher in Rompin lost RM135,150 after being deceived by a phone scam syndicate.
Pahang police chief Yahaya Othman said the 25-year-old woman received a phone call from a person claiming to be an officer from the "network blocking division of the digital communications department" on July 2, Bernama reported.
He said the victim was told she had committed an offence by misusing her phone line in Perak.
The phone call was connected to a man posing as a police officer who later persuaded the victim to transfer money for the purpose of the investigation and to avoid prosecution.
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Yahaya said the victim later realised she had been duped and lodged a report at the Rompin police headquarters yesterday.
He advised the public to always be aware of scammers and check on suspicious calls with the police or government agencies to avoid becoming victims of fraud.
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