KUCHING: An account supervisor lost RM3,900 in a Macau scam on Monday.
The 54-year-old female supervisor from Bintulu said that she was contacted by Mohd Yakub, a court officer of the Melaka Court, who stated that the victim owed an amount of RM28,795.75.
Fearing that her account was used in a money laundering and drug trafficking syndicate, she transferred RM3,900 into a bank account owned by Norhayati Basri, who claimed to be a government auditor.
Meanwhile, a 39-year-old housewife in Sibu lost RM5,800 after being contacted by Lee Chia Wei who claimed to be from the Kuching Court.
The suspect insisted that the victim had a bank account used by Tan Boon Hwa for money laundering purposes which prompted her to transfer RM5,800 to the suspect.
She then informed her husband of the incident and came to the conclusion that she was scammed.
Seven other people have lodged reports of scam attempts.
