Woman loses RM139,560 in phone scam over fake arrest warrant
The 40-year-old account executive said she had received a call from someone impersonating an insurance officer, who later transferred the call to individuals posing as a police officer and a deputy public prosecutor.
Muar deputy police chief Superintendent Muhammad Aidil Roneh Abdullah said the scam began in January, when the victim was contacted by an unknown individual claiming to represent an insurance company.
Aidil said the suspect accused the victim of filing a false insurance claim before transferring the call to the Dang Wangi district police headquarters, where another individual posing as a police officer took over the conversation.
"The scammer told the victim she was linked to 21 police reports involving non-existent investment schemes and that a warrant of arrest had been issued against her.
"The victim was then instructed to open a new bank account for investigation purposes and deposit all her savings into it to resolve the case.
"At the same time, she provided her bank card details to the individual. Trusting the caller, the victim made 30 transactions into the account between Jan 31 and June 17," he said in a statement.
The woman later noticed missing funds amounting to RM139,565 after reviewing her account, which showed 38 transactions made into 20 different bank accounts.
"The victim realised she had been duped when her attempts to contact the caller failed after her number was blocked. The lost amount was from her personal savings," Aidil added.
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