Woman accused of money laundering, loses RM6,000 in Macau scam

SIBU: A woman here claimed she lost RM6,000 after being duped by an unknown caller that she was involved in money laundering activities.

The 40-year- old told police she received a call from an unknown person who told her she was being investigated on suspicion of committing money laundering.

The call was then transferred to a man who identified himself as ‘ Inspector Mok’, who then instructed the woman to open a new account at a bank in Kampung Nyabor.

Without much thought, the woman did as she was told and even provided her ATM card number and pin number to Inspector Mok, as per his instruction. She then transferred RM6,000 into the new account but then discovered on Wednesday that the cash had been withdrawn.

Separately, a 34-year- old businessman suffered over RM1,300 in losses after a cheque he received from the sale of a mobile phone bounced.

The victim is said to have recently sold the device to a customer, who issued a cheque for RM1,347 as payment. However, the cheque ended up bouncing, with the businessman discovering that the bank account in question had already been closed.

District police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit confirmed both cases have been reported to the police.

“We are investigating the two cases under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating,” he said when contacted yesterday.