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GEORGE TOWN: An employee has been scamming savings of RM 115,000 after receiving a call from an "officer of justice" in Kuantan.
Police said the 55-year-old was the last to be scammed.
On Monday, the victim responded to the call and was accused of having an unpaid personal loan of RM 50,000.
The line was later transferred to another man, who introduced himself as "Sergeant Lau" of the Kuantan Police Station.
Balik Pulau Surint. APO A.A. Anbalagan said that the scammer had then told the victim that he was involved in money laundering.
"He was instructed to deposit his savings into two bank accounts for investigation purposes.
"The next day, he made two transactions – 60,000 RMB and 55,000 RMB – before receiving a call, claiming that the money would be returned once the investigation ended.
"When his family learned that he had been cheated, the victim came to file a report," he said, adding that the case was under investigation. in accordance with article 420 of the Penal Code.
Superintendent Anbalagan said that the man was the fourth victim of the Macao scam that had filed reports with them.
On Friday, a 41-year-old residential director lost RM 13,600 when an unidentified caller told him his company owed RM 85,700 under the goods and services tax.
A 25-year-old Batu Maung bus driver and a 33-year-old Gelugor technician also lost 2,500 RM and 5,000 RM respectively in similar scams.
Superintendent Anbalagan urged people to be wary of such calls.
The Macau scam often starts with a phone call from someone pretending to be an agent of a bank, a government agency or a collection agent.
The scammer will then assert that the potential victim owes money, is the subject of an unpaid fine or is involved in unwanted activities, often with a very short period of time to settle payment, or exposes it to "disastrous consequences".
These victims will then be asked to make payments to escape them.
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