BINTULU: A managing director of a private firm lost a staggering RM2.5 million due to an email bypass scam.
Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mancha Ata said police received a report from the businessman, in his early 50s, on Monday (June 10).
The unfortunate incident happened when the victim received an email from a supplier company demanding payment for contractor fee services for a project carried out in Bintulu.
“At the end of May this year, the victim transferred a sum of RM2.5 million in stages into one bank account via three transactions.
“However, in early June, the supplier informed the victim that they had not received the payment.
“Following that, the victim reviewed the email details and discovered that the email had not originated from the supplier company,” he said.
The victim believed an unknown individual had hacked the email and caused him to incur losses amounting to RM2.5 million.
Mancha advised the public to call the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) on 997 if they fall victim to cybercrime, such phone, love and e-commerce scams, or non-existent loans.
