SIBU: A woman here lost RM28,600 after being deceived by a phone scam syndicate, say police.
Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Zulkipli Suhaili said that the police had received a report from the 20-year-old victim on Monday (June 19), claiming that she had been cheated by the syndicate.
"The ordeal of the victim, a private sector employee, started after she received a call from an unknown individual on June 16.
"The suspect said he was a PosLaju employee and informed the victim that she had a parcel containing identification documents, credit cards and bank tokens," he said.
ACP Zulkipli said the line was then transferred to a “police officer” who told the victim that she was involved in human trafficking and money laundering activities.
He also said that the victim was instructed to click on a link to fill in her personal and banking information.
"As she was scared, she obeyed all the instructions given by the suspect.
"On June 19, she checked her account and found that RM28,600 had been transferred into three unknown local bank accounts," ACP Zulkipli said.
The victim then realised that she had been scammed and lodged a police report.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
