A 47-year-old former manager was cheated of RM241,000 after scammers posing as NSRC and police officers claimed he was involved in money laundering
KLUANG: A former company manager was cheated of RM241,000 by a phone scam syndicate impersonating authorities.
The 47-year-old victim reported receiving a call from an unknown number on November 6, with the caller claiming to be from the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC).
The suspect told the victim his phone number had been misused by an irresponsible party.
The call was then transferred to someone claiming to be from the Terengganu police contingent headquarters.
The victim was informed that an arrest warrant had been issued in his name for alleged money laundering.
He was instructed to transfer all his money to a provided account for “safekeeping”.
Between November 18 and 27, the victim made payments to seven different bank accounts as directed.
He realised he had been cheated after failing to recover any of the transferred funds.
Kluang district police chief ACP Bahrin Mohd Noh confirmed the victim lodged a police report yesterday.
“The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating,” he said in a statement today. – Bernama
