23-07-2025
Lecturer loses RM267,000 after believing he was implicated in money laundering
KUANTAN: A 57-year-old lecturer lost RM267,000 after falling victim to scammers impersonating an Anti-Money Laundering Division officer and a police sergeant last month.
The victim, from Kuantan, was deceived into believing that his bank account had been used as a mule account.
He was persuaded to take out a bank loan and transfer his savings and the loaned money to the fraudsters.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the victim received a call on June 12 from a person claiming to be an officer from the Anti-Money Laundering Division.
"The caller told the victim his bank account had been linked to mule activities in Johor.
"The call was then transferred to another person who identified himself as Sergeant Nizam from the Johor police contingent.
"The policeman accused the victim of involvement in money laundering and instructed him to transfer all his savings into another account.
"The victim was assured that his arrest warrant would be cancelled and the case would be resolved if he complied with the instructions," he said today.
Yahaya said the victim made 17 transfers totalling RM267,000 into four bank accounts between June 18 and July 19.
"The victim not only transferred his savings, but also took a bank loan to pay the fraudsters. A police report was lodged yesterday."
Yahaya reminded the public to check the Semak Mule website at before making online transactions and to contact the police to verify calls from unknown individuals.
