Assistant pharmacist conned of RM21,000
21 Apr 2021 / 17:26 H.
BAHAU: An assistant pharmacist of a health clinic here lost more than RM21,000 after phone scammers fleeced her into believing she was under police investigations for money laundering.
The 55-year-old mother-of-three was at work on Monday when she received a call at about 11.45am from a man claiming to be an officer from the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) .
The man alleged that the victim owed the IRD over RM38,000 due from a company owned by her.
Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook (pix) said when the woman told the man that she did not own a company, the call was “transferred to the Kuantan district police headquarters” where she was put through to two “police sergeants.”