IPOH: Despite losing about RM30,000 to a phone scam about three years ago, a housewife in Hilir Perak fell victim to a similar scam again.
This time, the 64-year-old woman's Tabung Haji and Amanah Saham Nasional Bhd accounts have been cleared out, losing about RM98,000 to the scammers on Aug 2.
"The scammers had identified themselves as policemen and accused her of being involved in money laundering. ACP Ahmad Adnan said the woman had, on Aug 1, received a call from an unknown caller, who identified himself as ASP Firdaus, who accused her of being involved in money laundering activities worth RM1.5mil.
"On Aug 2, Sjn Mohktar instructed the victim to transfer her money into two local accounts for investigation purposes," he said.
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