Teacher loses RM187,000 to Macau Scam syndicate FMTNews
The victim followed the suspect’s instructions to transfer her savings into an account and provide all her banking information for ‘investigation’ purposes.
Pahang police chief Yahaya Othman said the 36-year-old victim lodged a police report over the incident yesterday, claiming that she received a phone call from the suspect on May 10. “Panicked and scared that she would be detained by the police, the victim followed the suspect’s instructions to transfer her savings into an account and provide all her banking information for investigation purposes.
Yahaya said the victim only realised that she had been cheated after failing to contact the suspect to ask about the status of the investigation.
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