BAYAN LEPAS: A factory operator lost RM110,000 to a Macau scam syndicate recently.
The 58-year-old woman’s ordeal started when she received a call from a bank, saying she had RM7,000 in Mastercard arrears, before the call was transferred to a person purportedly from Bank Negara.
She was then told to go to the bank to block her data for safety reasons and she followed the person’s instructions by providing her personal particulars.
However, when she went to the bank where she had her accounts, there were two transactions made from separate banks dated yesterday totalling RM110,000 to an unknown bank account.
She then lodged a police report upon noticing the dubious transactions.
Southwest district police chief Superintendent A.A. Anbalagan confirmed the report.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
“People should be careful not to reveal their personal information to strangers through the phone.
“They should also not follow any instructions given to them, but to check on its authenticity first,” he added.
