Accountant loses half a million to scammers

Duped: Lim showing the police report he lodged at the Penang MCA headquarters after losing RM500,000 to scammers.

GEORGE TOWN: After being told that his identity had been stolen, an accountant transferred his savings to purportedly “Bank Negara-controlled accounts” and fell victim to a common scam.

The scammers fleeced the 53-year-old of RM500,000 by first sending him an SMS, asking him to verify the purchase of RM4,299 worth of jewellery on a certain credit card.