Bukit aman: An individual has claimed to be a victim of fraud after allegedly being deceived by a woman posing as an officer of the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC), resulting in money being withdrawn from the victim's bank account without the victim's knowledge or consent.
According to BERNAMA News Agency, Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Datuk Rusdi Mohd Isa stated that the victim lodged a police report last Wednesday. The report was filed after the victim received a phone call from a suspect who claimed that the victim's phone number had been misused to disseminate fake links related to government financial assistance.
Rusdi further explained that the victim was subsequently connected to another individual claiming to be a police officer. This alleged officer accused the victim of being involved in a money laundering case, linking the victim's name to a fake account related to a recent arrest in the case.
On December 4, the suspect instructed the victim to place the victim's ATM card at a designated location, purportedly for police investigation purposes. After handing over the ATM card and PIN number, the victim later realized that money in the bank account had been reduced and withdrawn in stages without the victim's knowledge or consent.
Rusdi emphasized that the NSRC, established in October 2022, functions solely as a one-way call center that only receives calls from the public and does not contact individuals via telephone or messaging applications like WhatsApp. He clarified that any call or message claiming to represent the NSRC is purely fraudulent.
He also stressed that the Royal Malaysia Police do not conduct investigations through telephone calls. Instead, investigating officers will summon individuals involved to appear at the investigating officer's office for further action. Rusdi advised the public to remain vigilant, refrain from disclosing personal or banking information to unknown parties, and to lodge a police report immediately if they suspect they have fallen victim to a scam.