Blind man loses RM1,050 to ‘helper’ at ATM

A 48-year-old blind man lost his savings when he asked a stranger to help him withdraw money from an ATM in Johor Baru, Sin Chew Daily reported.

The man, known only as Yu, said he had gone to the bank to withdraw money at about 7am on Sept 30.

A man who was queueing up there had helped him to check his balance using Yu’s ATM card.

“He told me I still had RM1,104 in the bank so I asked him to withdraw RM1,050 for me.

“However, he told me the ATM had broken down and my money could not be withdrawn. He then quickly returned the card to me and left,” Yu said.

Yu then sought help from another man there, who found a receipt showing that RM1,050 had been withdrawn from his account.

He was shocked as he needed the money for his daily expenses.

Yu called the daily to relate his incident as he hoped people would not take advantage of other people’s misfortunes.

“I have been asking strangers for help to withdraw money but this is the first time I have been cheated,” said Yu, who lost his eyesight two years ago.

Yu, who is staying alone in a rented flat unit, said he did not need any help as he could depend on dried food at home until the welfare department banked in the monthly subsistence.

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