KUALA TERENGGANU, Aug 26 — A car dealership suffered losses of RM452,000 after its finance clerk fell victim to a phone scam syndicate.
Kuala Terengganu district police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the 50-year-old clerk received a WhatsApp message on Monday from a suspect she believed to be the company owner.
He said the suspect instructed her to provide the company’s account balance and make three separate transfers totalling RM452,000 to three different accounts on the same day.
“The following day, the suspect instructed the victim to make an additional transfer of RM235,000 to another account.
“The victim became suspicious after receiving numerous transaction requests and contacted the company owner by phone to verify the matter, only to discover that her employer had not issued any such instructions,” he said.
Azli said the victim lodged a police report at 11.19 am yesterday after realising she had been duped.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
