Eight contacted by Macau scammers, three fall victims
KUCHING: Three persons reported to the police that they lost a total of RM285,800 to scammers who contacted them by phone on Tuesday.
The modus operandi used to lure victims to disclose their bank account details is known as ‘ Macau Scam’ as it first started from there.
Sarawak Commercial Crimes Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah said they were among eight persons who reported the attempts by the syndicate to cheat them to the police on Tuesday.
The other five who received the phone calls from the scammers managed to avoid being deceived
The three cases took place in Kuching and Sri Aman involving a retired teacher, a civil servant and a private sector worker, carried out from Sept 25 to Oct 2. Supt Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah, Sarawak CCID chief
by them.
“The three cases took place in Kuching and Sri Aman involving a retired teacher, a civil servant and a private sector worker, carried out from Sept 25 to Oct 2,” he said in a statement yesterday.
Mustafa said the first victim, a retired teacher, was contacted by a person claiming to be a police officer from Kuala Terengganu.
The bogus officer told the victim to present his bank account details and password, alleging that the bank account was involved in money laundering and drug trafficking cases.
“The victim’s saving worth RM188,000 was transferred online via several transactions,” he added.
Meanwhile, the other two victims suffered losses of RM32,000 and more than RM15,000 after they were fooled by the same modus operandi. Mustafa cautioned the public to always remain vigilant when receiving phone calls asking for their bank account details.