AN elderly woman has lost RM426,450 after falling victim to a Macau scam syndicate.

Batu Pahat district police chief Ismail Dollah said the 73-year-old woman received a call in August from a man who identified himself as a police officer and was told that she had a debt with a bank.

“The call was then transferred to one ‘Datuk Seri’ who said the woman was also involved in a drug case and offered to solve the case if she made some payments to the account provided,” he said in a statement today.

“The woman made four payments through cash deposit machines and one online transaction, all totalling RM426,450.”

Ismail said the case was being investigated under section 420 of the penal code.

He also advised the public to be wary of calls from unidentified numbers and to check with the authorities if they have any doubts. – Bernama, October 22, 2022.