A 71-year-old pensioner was cheated of RM50,000 after scammers posing as TNB and police officers accused her of money laundering.
KUALA TERENGGANU: A 71-year-old government pensioner lost RM50,000 after falling victim to a phone scam.
Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the victim received a call on Jan 29 from a suspect posing as a Tenaga Nasional Berhad officer.
The caller claimed her name had been used to register a modified electricity meter in Pahang.
The call was then transferred to another suspect impersonating a police officer, who accused her of money laundering.
The fake officer instructed her to transfer her savings to a “temporary account” for investigation purposes.
Fearing legal action, the victim transferred RM50,000 to five different accounts.
Azli said the woman grew suspicious when the suspect failed to follow up and informed her son.
Realising she had been cheated, a police report was lodged yesterday.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
