Lost RM141,000 EPF money in Macau Scam
SEREMBAN: A woman’s Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings amounting to RM141,000 disappeared overnight after being duped by the Macau Scam syndicate.
Negeri Sembilan Police Chief, Datuk Ahmad Dzaffir Mohd Yussof said the 56-year-old victim who worked in the administration department of a private company claimed to have been contacted by an individual from an insurance company.
“The individual involved informed the victim that she had made an insurance claim but the victim denied it.
“The victim was then connected to an individual who introduced himself as Sergeant Qayyum supposedly from the Ampang District Police Headquarters (IPD) to make a report,” he said in a statement to the media on Sunday.
According to him, the victim was told that she was involved in money laundering and was instructed not to tell anyone.
He said, the victim was then connected to the prosecutor who ordered her to make a new bank card if she wanted to solve the case.
“On 25 January last, the victim went to Bank Rakyat in Seremban 2 to make a new bank card and followed every instruction of the prosecutor including changing the new account reference phone number to 014-690 8266.
“The victim has also withdrawn EPF money amounting to RM 130,000 and has transferred it to the concerned Bank Rakyat account,” he said.
However, Ahmad Dzaffir said, on Saturday the victim found out that all the money in the account was reduced by RM141,000 and there were several transactions.
