SIBU, May12: A female civil servant lost RM50,000 in a Macau Scam yesterday.
According to Sibu District Police Chief ACP Zulkipli Suhaili, on May 10 at about 11.10pm, the police received a police report from a local woman who claimed that she had been deceived by a syndicate .
“The incident happened on May 10 when the complainant was contacted by a woman who introduced herself as a representative from J&T Express headquarters,” he said.
Zulkipli said that the complainant was told by the suspect that she had unclaimed goods and was under police investigation.
The line was later connected purportedly to a “police sergeant”, who said she was involved in drug smuggling and money laundering activities.
In its usual move to scam unwitting victims, the “sergeant” said to ensure that the complainant’s account is not involved in criminal activities, the complainant would need to transfer money into the account provided for audit purposes by the National Audit Department.
The complainant then transferred RM50,000 into the account provided for further action.
“She however realised she had been deceived after the suspect could no longer be contacted and lodged a police report,” he said.
Zulkipli advised the public not to be easily fooled by any calls from any enforcement department and unknown calls without making any checks so as not to become victims.
The public, he said, can obtain further details and double-check with the nearest police station or at http://semakmuke.rmp.gov.my, CCID Infoline at 013-2111222, CCID Response Center at 03-26101559/03-26101599 and official Facebook page CyberCrimeAlertRMP. — DayakDaily
