A 73-year-old retiree lost RM5,996,586.51 after falling prey to a sophisticated phone scam spanning several months. Selangor Police Chief Datuk Shazeli Kahar said the victim was contacted in May by a man claiming to be from the National Anti-Financial Crime Centre (NFCC).
Elaborate Phone Scam
The call was later transferred to another suspect impersonating a senior police officer from Sarawak, who instructed her to declare her assets and open new bank accounts. Following instructions, she deposited her savings and left her ATM cards at a playground in USJ 22/1. The scam was discovered only after she informed her child. Shazeli reminded the public that authorities never conduct transactions by phone and urged verification of suspicious calls via the National Scam Response Centre at 997.
