Tangkak: A 58-year-old female pensioner lost RM108,520 to a scam syndicate. Tangkak police chief Supt Roslan Mohd Talib reported that the woman said the ordeal began on May 9 when she received a call from two men, one purporting to be an officer from the Communications and Multimedia Commission and the other claiming to be a police officer.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the woman was informed that she was implicated in a fraud case related to investments and non-existent loans. She was instructed to transfer the money from her account to a specified bank account to assist in the investigation of the case.

The woman followed the instructions and transferred her money in 16 transactions to two specified bank accounts, which are suspected to be ‘mule accounts,’ Roslan stated in a statement today.

Roslan mentioned that the woman filed a police report yesterday, and the case is currently being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code. He also urged the public who fall victim to fraud to promptly contact the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC) at 997 as an initial step to prevent the money from leaving the suspect’s account.