MIRI: A 40-year-old housewife here lost her hard-earned savings of RM239,000 when she fell victim to a Macau scam syndicate.
It is learned that the victim received a call on April 4 from someone claiming to be a Customs officer.
According to Sarawak Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) head Supt Mustafa Kamal Gani Abdullah, the caller accused her of having outstanding GST amounting to RM45,700.
“She was told that a company with that due amount was registered under her name and in order to clear her name, she must make some payments,” he said.
At first the victim denied the allegation but eventually she panicked.
“She was later handed over by the caller to a ‘police officer’ who promptly accused her of being involved in money laundering,” said Mustafa.
After being told that her name was on a list of money launderers involving a sum of RM1.2 million, the woman finally transferred her savings on two occasions.
She lodged a police report later after she realised that she was cheated.
