Elderly trader in Seremban loses RM802,800 to Macau scam
Negri Sembilan Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Aibee Ab Ghani said the 61-year-old man received a phone call claiming to be from Pos Laju before referring him to a so-called policeman from Sabah police contingent headquarters on April 4. — Picture by Ahmad Zamzahuri
Negri Sembilan Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Aibee Ab Ghani said the 61-year-old man received a phone call claiming to be from Pos Laju before referring him to a so-called policeman from Sabah police contingent headquarters on April 4. “He was then referred to another person known as Sergeant Yeow Khee Ming from Sabah IPK who told the victim that he was involved in an offence on drug trafficking and money laundering and could be sentenced to life imprisonment,” Aibee said in a statement here today.
“After opening an account with Bank Rakyat, the complainant sent a picture of the bank card and the account number to an individual known as Inspector Ku.
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