Technician loses RM470,000 to Macau Scam 10 Jul 2021 / 12:49 H.
SEREMBAN: A technician lost RM470,000 after being deceived by a Macau Scam syndicate member claiming to be a representative from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) Alor Setar branch, on Wednesday.
Negeri Sembilan Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Aibee Abd Ghani said the 57-year-old man claimed to have been contacted by an individual known as David Simon in the 3 pm incident.
He said the victim, from Nilai, was told that his name was blacklisted for failing to pay tax arrears amounting to RM17,600.76, on a company, New West Enterprise, registered with the Companies Commission of Malaysia (SSM) in Alor Setar, Kedah.
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