SIBU: A housewife here reportedly lost RM5,180 in a Macau scam.
According to Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit, at around 4pm on March 5, the 38-year old victim received a call from a man who identified himself as a staff of a courier company in Shanghai, China.
“The man told her that a parcel which she had sent had been detained in Shanghai,” he said.
The line was subsequently transferred to a ‘policeman’ by the name of Chang Shee.
“The victim denied that the parcel was hers. When Chang See heard this, he requested for her name and identity card number for review,” he added.
However when this was done, she was told by Chang See that she was involved in 12 cheating cases.
When she again denied her involvement, she was told to proof it by transferring all her money to an account provided for the police to investigate.
She was given until 5pm the next day to do as told.
“As she was scared and worried, the victim had at 4.20pm that day, transferred RM5,180 to a local bank account number as provided by the suspect,” he revealed.
She realised that she had been conned when the suspect could not be contacted. The woman lodged a police report on March 6. “We are investigating the case under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating,” Jonathan said.
