Miri man loses RM385,000 in EPF savings to online scam by fake cop

By DayakDaily Team

KUCHING, July 29: A man in his 50s, working as an assistant executive at a government agency in Miri, lost RM385,000 in an online fraud case where the suspect impersonated a police officer.

According to Miri District Police Chief ACP Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah, a report was received on July 28.

“The victim received a phone call from an unknown individual who claimed to be a police officer from the Penang Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) and informed the victim that he was involved in money laundering activities and was a wanted person by the authorities,” he said in a statement.

The victim was then instructed to withdraw from his Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings and hand them over to the police for investigation purposes.

“He only realised he had been scammed after he was asked to make another payment. By that time, the victim had suffered a loss of RM385,000,” he said.

The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which carries a punishment of imprisonment for a term of not less than one year and not more than ten years, whipping, and a fine. — DayakDaily

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