SIBU: An accountant lost RM69,288 after falling prey to a Macau scam syndicate recently.
Last Thursday, the 34-year-old victim received a text message saying that a sum of RM3,320 has been debited from her credit card.
The victim denied that she owned a credit card from the bank and was instructed to contact an alleged officer from Bank Negara for checking purposes.
She did as told and gave the suspects all of her banking details.
Later that day, the victim received another text message saying that three transactions amounting to RM49,788 were made from her account into the accounts of other individuals.
Feeling suspicious, the victim went to the bank and found out that another transaction, amounting to RM19,500, was made from her other bank account into another account.
Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Maria Rasid confirmed that a police report was received at the central station.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
