Civil servant loses all savings to Macau scam

KUCHING: A local civil servant claims that he has lost his entire savings of RM487,000 to a Macau scam.

Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah confirmed having received a report on the case, lodged by the 20-year- old complainant yesterday.

It is reported that on April 7, the victim received a call where the caller accused him of having credit card debts, even though he did not own any credit card affiliated with the bank mentioned by the caller.

“Later, the victim was supposedly linked to Terengganu Contingent police headquarters where he was also accused ( by the caller) of involvement in drug smuggling and money laundering.”

He also said the victim was then directed to open a bank account, supposedly for ‘investigation by the country’s auditor’. In this regard, the Internet banking details of the new declaration were also handed over by the victim to the caller.

“When the victim checked his bank account on April 14, he found that all his savings were gone,” he said.

Mustafa Kamal also said the victim was aware of such scams, but panic and fear made him follow all the instructions blindly. It is understood that the money was the savings accumulated from his family since he was a child.