‘INSPECTOR NARITA’ STRIKES AGAIN
Religious teacher loses RM90,810 to bogus cop
BARELY a month after duping a teacher into parting with RM113,000, a bogus police officer who identifies herself as “Inspector Narita” has now left a religious teacher RM90,810 poorer.
In the latest incident, the 44year-old victim was tricked into revealing her bank account details, personal identification number (PIN number) and card number. She was told that she was involved in money laundering activities.
In the March 22 incident, the victim received a call from a female
“bank representative” claiming that she had an outstanding bank loan amounting to RM50,000.
When the victim denied taking such a loan, the call was forwarded to a police officer who identified herself as “Inspector Narita” and claimed that the victim’s name and bank account were involved in money laundering activities.
Under the pretext of helping to resolve the problem, Narita told the victim to provide her bank details, including the ATM card number and PIN to verify the account.
Narita told the victim to pay RM196,000 as bail payment and the victim later transferred cash from her bank account to another account in another bank, which was also under her name.
On Sunday, when she checked her bank account, the victim discovered that RM90,810 was missing and lodged a report at the district police station.
Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department chief Superintendent Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said such culprits usually claimed they were people in authority before convincing their victims to surrender personal and banking details.
Last month, Narita contacted a 51-yearold teacher claiming that she was involved in money laundering activities amounting to RM1.5 million.
She convinced the victim to apply for an RM80,000 bank loan before making off with RM113,000.
In a separate case, Wazir said a 17-year-old student who planned to purchase an iPhone X handphone from a website fell victim to a bogus online deal.
“After dealing with the seller through WhatsApp, the victim paid RM2,000 for the handphone and the seller promised to send the device via a courier.
“However, when he tried contacting the seller, the number was no longer in service.
“The suspect had convinced the victim to purchase the phone. The victim has lodged a report,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Wazir said both cases were being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.