Macau scam: Sabah teacher loses RM394,358
Published on: Sunday, April 24, 2022
By: Bernama
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SEREMBAN: Two women have lost a total of RM1.58 million to Macau scam in Negeri Sembilan, which has seen a sharp rise in such cheating cases this year, police said.Negeri Sembilan Commercial Crime Investigation Department Chief Supt Aibee Ab Ghani said the latest Macau scam victims were a 77-year-old government pensioner and a 39-year-old teacher from Sabah, who both lodged police reports three days ago.
“The senior citizen lost RM1.186 million after receiving a call from a woman posing as an officer from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) in Cyberjaya,“ he said in a statement, Saturday.
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The retiree denied having tax arrears of RM18,336 under her company name but the call was then transferred to several individuals claiming to be police officers, he said.
The pensioner was deceived into giving full details of her nine bank accounts and identity card to individuals she did not know, he added.
Aibee said in the second case, the teacher in Nilai was cheated of RM394,358 after being contacted by an individual claiming to be from IRB.
“The woman received a call from a man who said she has tax arrears of RM38,000. The call was then passed to another individual who alleged the woman was involved in drug trafficking and money laundering,” he added.
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He said the woman took several personal loans from banks to…
