MIRI: A civil servant here suffered a loss of RM7,000 after being tricked through a phone call claiming that the victim was involved in money laundering and drug peddling activities.
According to a source, in the incident which occurred at noon on Thursday, the 30-year-old female victim claimed that she was contacted by a man who claimed to be an Inspector.
“The suspect said that the victim’s bank account would be frozen to assist investigations for being involved in the legally-wrong activities.
“To avoid it from being frozen, the ‘Inspector’ asked for RM2,000 from the victim to which she complied and deposited the money into a given bank account,” said the source.
The source added that once the transaction was completed, the victim received another call from the suspect claiming that the money was inadequate and asked for RM5,000.
“The victim complied with the instructions by depositing the money into the same bank account,” it said.
The victim was then contacted again by the ‘Inspector’ and told the victim to pay RM2,000.
Following the frequent calls to send money, the victim began to feel suspicious and realised that she was deceived.
The victim lodged a police report on the same day at Miri Central Police Station for further actions.
