KUANTAN: A 54-year-old housewife lost RM103,517 of her Amanah Saham Bumiputera (ASB) and Tabung Haji savings after falling victim to a bogus police officer.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the victim from Raub claimed she received a phone call from an individual, who claimed to be an insurance agent, on Sept 15 this year.
"The agent informed the housewife that she was involved with fraudulent insurance claims. The call was transferred to a police officer, who accused her of being involved in bribery and money laundering. The officer told the housewife that she would be blacklisted and an arrest warrant would be issued against her.
"She was instructed to replace her bank debit card and provide all her banking details to the police officer. She was told to transfer her ASB and Tabung Haji savings to the respective savings account," he said in a statement today.
Yahaya said the victim only realised that she had been cheated after checking her savings account balance at a financial institution yesterday and found RM103,517 missing from her account.
He said the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. Yahaya reminded the public to be alert to the modus operandi employed by scammers and to immediately report such cases to the police.