A SETTLER in Jempol lost RM39,000 after being deceived by Macau scam syndicate members who had posed as an officer from the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) and a police officer on May 7.

Jempol district police chief Hoo Chang Hook said the 72-year-old victim claimed to have received a call from the IRB.

The call was then transferred to an individual claiming to be a police officer from the Kelantan contingent police headquarters, who then told the victim he was a suspect in a drug trafficking case.

“Believing it to be true, the victim then made a money transfer through a cash deposit machine to two different accounts several times from May 7 to 10, totalling RM39,000.

“The victim was then asked to dispose of all the money transfer receipts to avoid detection,” he said in a statement in Seremban today.

Hoo said the victim soon realised he had been duped and lodged a police report yesterday.

The case is being investigated under section 420 of the penal code for cheating. – Bernama, May 25, 2022.