SIBU: A 29-year-old female handphone dealer lost RM5,000 to a Macau scam.
Sibu district police chief ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that at 6pm on June 18, the victim received a call from a man who identified himself as Ricky from the State Attorney-General’s office in Kuching.
“Ricky told her that her company was involved in money laundering and that he could help to reduce the penalty. She was asked to pay RM5,000,” he added.
On June 22, the victim asked a staff member to go to a commercial bank at Jalan Tunku Osman to deposit the money to an account number provided by Ricky.
“The staff member was then asked to go to the State Attorney-General’s office in Kuching to get the document on the alleged offence,” said ACP Stanley.
Two days later, accompanied by her husband, she went to the said office and asked for Ricky but was told that there was no such person.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
