BINTULU (Bernama): A bookshop employee has fallen victim to a Macau Scam after being cheated of RM50,400 by a person claiming to be a policeman from Penang. “The victim was told that the bookshop owed RM51,076 in unpaid Goods and Services Tax (GST),” he said in a statement here. He said the victim who was told that the case could be settled if he paid some money. He then made four transactions, transfering money amounting to RM50,400 into three bank accounts given by "Sergeant Liew" between Dec 7 and Dec 17. The Macau scam often starts with a phone call from someone pretending to be an officer from a bank, government agency or debt collector.

Source: The Star December 22, 2018 13:06 UTC