Kuantan: A nurse suffered a loss of RM144,000 after being duped by a phone scam syndicate. Pahang Police Chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman stated that the 39-year-old woman claimed to receive a call from an individual posing as a police officer on January 18.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the suspect informed the victim that she was allegedly involved in money laundering activities. Despite denying these allegations, the woman was instructed to file a police report, confess to the crime, and was threatened with arrest. She was also ordered to transfer money to facilitate the purported investigation.

Following these instructions, the victim made several money transfers from her savings account and a personal loan, amounting to RM144,000, into three specified accounts. The woman became suspicious when the money was not returned and, believing she had been scammed, lodged a report at the Kuantan district police headquarters.

The case is currently being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.