KUCHING: Three victims reported to police on Thursday after being cheated by scammers.
In Kuching, a teacher, aged 42, was cheated of RM4,700 after receiving a call from a person who identified himself as
Awang Ibrahim Bin Mohd a police officer who said the victim had opened Hong Leong Bank account in Sabah on July 9 this year.
He told her that the account has been used by drug traffickers and involved in money laundering and the caller pretended to put her through a phone line allegedly connected to the Bukit Aman IPD.
The victim had spoken to a suspect who was disguised as Corporal Zamri and the man said their conversation was recorded. She was asked to surrender her banking data to the caller in which she did. She later found that her money in Tabung Haji account was transferred to a CIMB account holder by the name, Juti Anak Ri.
In Betong, a teacher aged 26, lost RM3,000 after she received a call last month on 17th. The caller claimed to be Corporal Wong Lai Huat using telephone number 0104013824 and said the victim had a case in Penang. The man also said the rented vehicle by the victim had been involved with a run-in case in Jalan Bertam, Penang. The man told the Simpang Empat Police Station to contact the victim.
Then the victim was contacted by a man through the number 045887300 who claimed to be Sufian Sergeant. The man said he had made a record check on the victim and found the victim involved in smuggling of drugs and illegal money. The man also said the victim had money in the bank as much as 2 million as a result of drug trafficking.
The victim was ordered to make a transaction of RM3,000 as a bail. On Septmber the victim transferred RM3,000 to the CIMB account 7071301754 on behalf of one Chong Kok Hee at Betong Bank Simpanan Nasional.
In Bintulu a shop assistant, aged 21, lost RM880 after receiving a call supposedly from a staff of RHB Bank of Melaka branch stating that her name was used to make a personal loan of RM40,000 and has arrears of RM3,795.00.
The caller introduced himself as Sgt. 112843 Hussin Bin Omar and said she had a drug case and wanted to arrest her unless she paid up money. The victim then deposited RM880 in the 6907539616 account of nominee Mohd Azame Bin Gumpar.
After payment was made, the victim was asked to pay the balance of RM4,120 into the same account but the victim told the caller that the bank was closing and the phone line was cut off. Realising she had been conned, she lodged a police report.All the cases are still under police investigation.
