Bank Officers In Malaysia Were Cheated By Phone, IDR 417 Million Raib

JAKARTA - A bank official in Malaysia was tricked by telephone on behalf of the police and the public prosecutor. Losses are estimated at RM115,950 or around Rp417 million.

Kuala Terengganu police chief, putraoni Azli Mohd Noor, said the 41-year-old female victim was first contacted by a suspect who claimed to be an employee of the insurance company on September 8.

The caller accused the victim of having three insurance claims that had not been paid. The call was then transferred to a number of people who claimed to be the police and the public prosecutor which resulted in the victim being accused of money laundering.

The victim denies having made alleged insurance claims and denies any involvement in money laundering. However, to avoid prosecution, he was ordered to open a new bank account for the purpose of the investigation," he said in a statement, Monday, December 23, quoted by Bernama.

The resident of Bukit Payong, Marang, Malaysia, who had been deceived, then made six transactions to three different bank accounts, between September 19 and November 30. The total transactions reached RM115,950.

Realizing that he had been deceived, the victim filed a police report at the police headquarters of the Kuala Terengganu district yesterday.

Azli added that the victim used his savings and credit card to make payments due to the trickery of the perpetrators.