ALOR GAJAH: A 50-year-old grocery store owner in Alor Gajah fell victim to a scam by an individual claiming to be “Sarjan Tan” and was cheated out of RM922,300.
According to Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu, the scammer duped the victim into believing that his bank account had been hacked and misused.
Explaining the modus operandi, Supt Arshad said, “The victim received a call on Dec 20 from a person claiming to be Sarjan Tan from the Perak police headquarters, who alleged that he was investigating the case.”
The victim was informed that unauthorized transactions had been carried out using his bank account by a bank manager.
Supt Arshad further stated that the scammer instructed the victim to place his Bank ATM card and PIN number at a location in Alor Gajah two weeks ago.
Subsequently, the victim was asked to issue a company cheque for RM420,000 and deposit it into a bank account specified by the conman on Jan 3.
Supt Arshad revealed that the victim visited a financial institution in Pulau Sebang on Jan 9, only to discover that RM502,300 had been withdrawn from his bank account between Dec 21 and Jan 8.
The victim filed a police report at Simpang Ampat police station on Tuesday, and the case is currently under investigation under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.
It has been reported that “Sarjan Tan” was previously involved in similar scams in Raub, Pahang in 2019 and Tampin, Negri Sembilan in 2020.
