MUAR, Oct 28 (Bernama) -- An electrician lost RM118,400 after being duped by an online fraud syndicate member who impersonated a police officer.
Muar police chief ACP Raiz Mukhliz Azman Aziz said the 53-year-old male victim first received a call on Oct 1 from someone introducing himself as a police officer from the Kajang district police headquarters.
He said the victim was accused of involvement in money laundering and receiving bribes in Sabah and was instructed to open a new account at a bank.
“He was instructed to register the new account with the phone number provided by the suspect so that it could be accessed on a pretext of police investigation, and also to transfer all his savings into the account.
“When the victim checked his new account yesterday, the sum deposited - RM118,400 - had been transferred out without his knowledge,” he said in a statement today, adding that the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
He also advised the public to verify phone numbers and bank accounts via the Semak Mule portal at semakmule.rmp.gov.my before making any online transactions.
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