Two women lose over RM85k to scams
MUKAH: Two women here fell victims to a Macau scam, losing up to RM87,399.50 in total. Mukah OCPD DSP Muhamad Rizal Alias said both cases were reported on Wednesday (Oct 13). In the first case, a 36-year-old teacher lost a total of RM77,249.50. On Oct 11 at about 11.30am, the victim received a call from […]
Beware of online banking scammers
PADAWAN: The public should pay heed to the advice from Padawan deputy police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong regarding transaction authorisation code (TAC) or one-time password (OTP) scams and how to be smart when encountering scammers. First of all, TAC is a six-digit number sent to users’ phone numbers registered with the bank to confirm […]
Elderly man loses over RM48k in banking scam
PADAWAN: An elderly man in Taman Matang Jaya near here lost RM48,340 after falling prey to a transaction authorisation code (TAC) scam. On Sept 6, the 60-year-old victim received a text message from a foreign number stating that he had made a RM2,639.10 payment with Shopee using a Maybank Master Gold Card. Padawan deputy police […]
