Kelantan state rep scammed, lost RM84k from two bank accounts
According to the police, the victim, whose identity was not revealed, only realised he was scammed when he visited Bank Islam and Bank Muamalat branches to check his account balances and apply for a new bank card.
Kelantan Commercial Crimes Investigation Department chief Wazir Mohd Yusof said the assemblyperson...
A member of the Kelantan state legislative assembly lost RM84,529 after he fell victim to a Macau Scam two days ago.
According to the police, the victim, whose identity was not revealed, only realised he was scammed when he visited Bank Islam and Bank Muamalat branches to check his account balances and apply for a new bank card.
Kelantan Commercial Crimes Investigation Department chief Wazir Mohd Yusof said the assemblyperson received a call from an individual who claimed to work for the Inland Revenue Board.
He was informed he had an outstanding amount of unpaid tax amounting to RM52,900.
The scammer claimed the tax was levied on a RM200,000 deposit made into a company the victim owned, something the victim denied receiving.
"Following this, the scammer told the victim to lodge a police report and connected the call to what was claimed as the Malacca police headquarters.
"The victim was then asked to verify that all the money transfers were not true before the call was once again connected to another person, this time a woman who claimed she is a Datuk and works at the Malacca Commercial Crimes Investigation Department.
"During the conversation, the victim was asked to verify his accounts by filling in a 'Bank Negara' link that was sent to him via Whatsapp," Wazir said in a statement to the media today.
He said the victim went to Bank Islam at 10.30am yesterday when he was told his account was short RM71,480.
The 56-year-old victim then went to Bank Muamalat to make a new card and was informed RM13,049 was withdrawn from his account in two transactions.
"The amount of losses suffered by the victim totalled RM84,529. The victim came to the Kota Bharu district police headquarters to lodge a report.
"The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code, and police are looking for the suspect," he said.
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