KUANTAN: A businesswoman who divulged all her banking details through a "Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)" application only realised that she had been set up by scammers after losing RM136,700.
The 34-year-old had keyed in details into the app, which provided scammers information about her savings.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said in the incident, the victim from Rompin said she had received a call from an individual claiming to be from the Communications and Digital Ministry's Cyber Security unit in Putrajaya on Sept 2.
"The caller told the victim that her mobile phone number was linked with scam activities and the call was transferred to a 'police officer'.
"The officer scared the victim by claiming that she was also involved in drug smuggling and money laundering.
"Later, the officer offered help by asking the victim to download a BNM application and provide all her details including banking information and total amount of savings.
"Sometime later, she was instructed to transfer RM136,700 through an automated teller machine to two bank accounts provided by the suspect," he said in a statement today.
Yahaya said the woman who claimed she had transferred all her savings to the syndicate lodged a police report yesterday when she could no longer contact the officer.
Yahaya advised the public to be cautious of calls from strangers claiming they were involved with criminal offences and offering help to solve the cases.
He also advised the public to always check https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my before making any online cash transactions.