A 43-year-old civil servant in Kuala Terengganu was duped into taking a RM150,000 loan by scammers posing as insurance and police officers.
KUALA TERENGGANU: A female civil servant lost RM150,000 after being cheated by a phone scam syndicate.
Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 43-year-old victim was contacted on November 4 last year by a man posing as an insurance company representative.
The suspect claimed the victim’s personal information had been abused before transferring the call to an accomplice posing as a police officer.
“The suspect threatened to arrest the victim because she was found to be involved in criminal activities and money laundering,” Azli said in a statement.
He added that the suspect then ordered the victim to take out a bank loan and open a new account to deposit the money.
Worried about being jailed, the victim took out a personal loan on October 28, 2025 and gave all her bank details to the suspect.
She only realised she had been scammed after discovering the RM150,000 loan in her new account had disappeared.
“Upon checking, there was a transfer of money from the victim’s account to an unknown account on January 6,” Azli said.
The victim lodged a police report yesterday afternoon and the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
