A 60-year-old woman, who is a retired bank manager, lost RM936,000 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate involving impersonators posing as an insurance agent, police officer, and deputy public prosecutor.
Johor Bahru Selatan district police chief Assistant Commissioner Raub Selamat said the victim received a call from an individual claiming to be an insurance agent on April 1.
The suspect allegedly informed her that she had made an insurance claim at a hospital in Kuala Lumpur.
When she denied the claim, the call was then transferred to another suspect who impersonated a police officer.
The victim was later told she was allegedly involved in money laundering activities and was instructed to file an online police report.
She was subsequently contacted by another suspect posing as a deputy public prosecutor, who instructed her to open a new bank account for investigation purposes.
On April 6, the victim opened a bank account and transferred all her savings into it, as instructed by the scammers.
She was also told to provide her banking details online to the suspects.
On May 15, she discovered that all the money in the account had disappeared before lodging a police report.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
