SIBU: A clerk was conned of RM8,235 in a Macau scam by two men – one claimed to be an officer of the court and the other, a policeman.
Sibu OCPD ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said at about 9am on Feb 17, the victim, who works in a hotel, received a call from a man who identified himself as Mike Tan from the Johor Bahru judiciary department.
She was told that her name had been used to register a company, Syarikat Perabot Kempas Enterprise, and that the company had evaded corporate tax amounting to RM18,366.28.
“Subsequently, the victim was connected to a police officer identified as Sgt Safarudin Mustapa from Johor Bahru who informed her that her name was involved in drug trafficking, including money laundering of RM16,000,” he said.
ACP Stanley said when the victim denied all these allegations, she was connected to another person, Dato ACP Koh.
“She was told by Dato ACP Koh that if she wanted to settle the problems, she had to provide him with the 16-digit number of her debit card, including the password, so that Bank Negara could investigate whether her account had been used for money laundering,” he said.
Half an hour later, the victim was shocked when she received an SMS that RM8,235.29 from her account had been transferred to another account.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
