JOHOR BARU: A senior citizen lost almost RM700,000 of her savings after she was duped by a suspect posing as a police officer from Bukit Aman who wanted to investigate her bank account. ACP Amran added that the person then ordered the victim to transfer all of her personal savings into the scammers' account under the pretext of investigating the account. "The victim then transferred RM312,795 to the scammers’ account, and there was still around RM400,000 from her account and the joint account. The term “Macau Scam” was coined because it is believed that it originated from Macau or that the first victims came from there. The 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 25, 2021 09:34 UTC