Phone scam syndicate is becoming more cunning when its member posed as a police officer in a face-to-face meeting with the victim.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department director Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf. - BERNAMApix: A retiree lost RM70,000 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate which is becoming more cunning when its member posed as a police officer in a face-to-face meeting with the victim.
He said the call was then transferred to a police officer, who alleged that the victim had criminal records, was involved in illegal activities and all her accounts would be frozen. “The next day , the suspect, who was wearing a face mask, went to the retiree’s house and introduced himself as ‘Inspt Akmal’ and asked her to hand over her Bank Islam automated teller machine card for him to transfer the money from her account to another safe bank account,” he told a media conference here today.
“On Jan 20, the suspect contacted the victim and told her to transfer all her money from her ASB account to her Maybank account. But she became suspicious and related the incident to her family members, who explained to her that she had been scammed,” he said.
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