PETALING JAYA: In yet another Macau scam case, a 74-year-old woman lost almost RM1mil.<\/p>\n
On Sept 25 last year, the retiree received a call from a person claiming to be from Pos Lajus headquarters.<\/p>\n
Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said according to the victim, she received a call telling her there was a package for her containing a MyKad and three ATM cards.<\/p>\n
The suspect then connected the call to another person who claimed to be an officer from the Sabah police headquarters.<\/p>\n
The policeman claimed she was involved in money laundering, said ACP Nik Ezanee.<\/p>\n
He added that the call was then transferred to a third person identifying himself as Si Wan, who said the victim would be detained if she did not cooperate.<\/p>\n
Out of fear, the victim revealed her bank account details over the phone, he said.<\/p>\n
The victim then transferred RM833,000 from her Tabung Haji account to her bank account on Oct 1.<\/p>\n
The so-called Si Wan then asked the victim to hand over her ATM cards, purportedly for auditing purposes, on Oct 5.<\/p>\n
The victim was instructed to place the cards in a mailbox at a shopping mall.<\/p>\n
This was done the following day, said ACP Nik Ezanee.<\/p>\n
The victim subsequently transferred another RM159,000 to her other bank account in several transactions, he added.<\/p>\n
The victim only realised she had been duped and lodged a police report on Feb 3, four months after first talking to the scammers.ACP Nik Ezanee warned that Macau scam syndicates were targeting senior citizens.<\/p>\n
He advised those who received such calls not to be fooled.<\/p>\n
If you receive such calls, check with your family members or call the police, he said.<\/p>\n
Macau scams often start with a call from someone claiming to be an officer from a bank, government or law enforcement agency.<\/p>\n
The scammer will then claim the victim owes money or has an unpaid fine, often with an hour or less, to settle the payment or face dire consequences.<\/p>\n
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