KUANTAN: A mechanic lost RM27,400 yesterday after he transferred the money to an account purportedly belonging to Bank Negara.
The 39-year-old had received a call at 8.50am yesterday (Friday) by a man who had identified himself as a policeman called ‘Inspector Raja Afiq’.
The scammer proceeded to accuse the victim of being involved in drug and money-laundering activities.
The scammer later questioned the victim on his savings account, after which the latter was instructed to transfer money to an account purportedly belonging to Bank Negara.
The fund transfer was made to supposedly facilitate investigations into the case involving the victim, said Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof today.
The victim lodged a police report yesterday after he was told by the scammer that he needed to pay more money to settle the ‘case’, despite having transferred the funds of RM27,400 through a total of 20 online transactions.
Investigations under Section 420 of the Penal Code are underway, said Mohd Wazir, who added that police were investigating a separate case in which scrap metal weighing a total of 10 tonnes and estimated to be worth RM20,000 had gone missing.
A factory supervisor told police that the factory’s 26-year-old security guard had the key to the access gate of the area where the metal had been stored. - Bernama