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The Sun
8 hours ago
- The Sun
Account executive loses over RM100,000 to phone scam
JOHOR BAHRU: An account executive lost RM139,565 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate impersonating a police officer. Muar deputy police chief Supt Muhammad Aidil Roneh Abdullah said the 40-year-old woman first received a call in January from someone claiming to be an insurance company representative, accusing her of being involved in a fraudulent claim. 'The call was then transferred to another individual posing as a police officer from the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters, who claimed the victim was linked to 21 police reports involving a non-existent investment scheme and that an arrest warrant had been issued,' he said in a statement today. Muhammad Aidil said the victim was instructed to open a bank account for investigation purposes and to deposit funds into it to resolve the matter. Convinced by the claims, the woman shared her bank card details and made 30 transactions between Jan 31 and June 17. 'The victim realised she had been scammed after all the phone numbers that had contacted her became unreachable. 'The woman filed a police report yesterday, and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,' he said.
The Sun
8 hours ago
- The Sun
Phone scam costs Johor woman RM139,565 in fake probe
JOHOR BAHRU: An account executive lost RM139,565 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate impersonating a police officer. Muar deputy police chief Supt Muhammad Aidil Roneh Abdullah said the 40-year-old woman first received a call in January from someone claiming to be an insurance company representative, accusing her of being involved in a fraudulent claim. 'The call was then transferred to another individual posing as a police officer from the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters, who claimed the victim was linked to 21 police reports involving a non-existent investment scheme and that an arrest warrant had been issued,' he said in a statement today. Muhammad Aidil said the victim was instructed to open a bank account for investigation purposes and to deposit funds into it to resolve the matter. Convinced by the claims, the woman shared her bank card details and made 30 transactions between Jan 31 and June 17. 'The victim realised she had been scammed after all the phone numbers that had contacted her became unreachable. 'The woman filed a police report yesterday, and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,' he said.
The Star
8 hours ago
- The Star
Account executive loses over RM100,000 to phone scam
JOHOR BARU: An account executive lost RM139,565 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate impersonating a police officer. Muar deputy police chief Supt Muhammad Aidil Roneh Abdullah said the 40-year-old woman first received a call in January from someone claiming to be an insurance company representative, accusing her of being involved in a fraudulent claim. "The call was then transferred to another individual posing as a police officer from the Dang Wangi district police headquarters, who claimed the victim was linked to 21 police reports involving a non-existent investment scheme and that an arrest warrant had been issued," he said in a statement on Friday (June 20). Muhammad Aidil said the victim was instructed to open a bank account for investigation purposes and to deposit funds into it to resolve the matter. Convinced by the claims, the woman shared her bank card details and made 30 transactions between Jan 31 and June 17. "The victim realised she had been scammed after all the phone numbers that had contacted her became unreachable. "The woman filed a police report yesterday, and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code," he said. - Bernama
Barnama
9 hours ago
- Barnama
Account Executive Loses Over RM100,000 To Phone Scam
JOHOR BAHRU, June 20 (Bernama) -- An account executive lost RM139,565 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate impersonating a police officer. Muar deputy police chief Supt Muhammad Aidil Roneh Abdullah said the 40-year-old woman first received a call in January from someone claiming to be an insurance company representative, accusing her of being involved in a fraudulent claim. 'The call was then transferred to another individual posing as a police officer from the Dang Wangi District Police Headquarters, who claimed the victim was linked to 21 police reports involving a non-existent investment scheme and that an arrest warrant had been issued,' he said in a statement today. Muhammad Aidil said the victim was instructed to open a bank account for investigation purposes and to deposit funds into it to resolve the matter. Convinced by the claims, the woman shared her bank card details and made 30 transactions between Jan 31 and June 17. 'The victim realised she had been scammed after all the phone numbers that had contacted her became unreachable. 'The woman filed a police report yesterday, and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,' he said. -- BERNAMA
New Straits Times
9 hours ago
- New Straits Times
Woman loses RM139,560 in phone scam over fake arrest warrant
MUAR: A woman lost RM139,560 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate that convinced her she was under investigation and faced arrest over a false insurance claim. 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.
