KUANTAN: A female teacher here lost RM91,400 after falling victim to scammers who pretended to be a police officer, a deputy public prosecutor and an insurance agent.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 51-year-old victim received a phone call from a purported insurance agent on Feb 24.
He said the victim was informed that an RM68,000-insurance claim had been filed under her name at the Ampang Puteri Hospital.
"Even though the victim vehemently denied making such a claim, the suspect connected the call to a bogus police officer, who later connected her to a purported deputy public prosecutor.
"The victim who was already fooled then followed all the instructions given, such as changing to a new bank card and updating the Transaction Authorisation Code (TAC).
"A total of RM91,400 was siphoned off from the victim's Tabung Haji account, Aeon Credit loan and a fund raised from pawning jewellery.
"All the money that was banked in was then withdrawn by the suspect within a month.
"The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code," he said in a statement released today.
Ramli advised members of the public not to entertain suspicious phone calls.
"Please carry out checks and refer account numbers and phone numbers at https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my before making or carrying out any transaction," he said.
