A former company manager has fallen victim to a phone scam, losing RM241,000 to a fraudulent operation that claimed the victim was involved in a money-laundering case.
According to the Kluang district police chief, ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh, the man, aged 47, filed a police report on Saturday, December 13, after receiving a call from an unidentified number that pretended to be from the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) on November 6.
The caller claimed that an irresponsible party had misused his phone number and then connected him to the Terengganu police contingent headquarters. The scammer further alleged that an arrest warrant had been issued in the victim’s name and instructed him to transfer all his funds to a provided account. Between November 18 and 27, the victim transferred money to seven different accounts.
Realizing the deceit only after attempts to recover his funds failed, the victim lodged a police report. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code, according to ACP Bahrin in a Sunday statement. – Bernama
