Top stories of the day 1. Dentist loses RM220,000 to scammers
The modus operandi was all so predictable – a caller alleged that he was involved in insurance fraud and money laundering.
When the dentist denied it, the next step of the scam kicked in – the call was transferred to a “policeman” at the district police headquarters who threatened to arrest him. The dentist did as instructed, and transferred about RM220,000 kept in different accounts to the new account. Most of the funds were loans.The sources said the dentist only realised that he had been conned when the scammers continued to demand for more money.
Sources said the scam occurred several days ago when the student, in her 20s, got a call from someone supposedly from a telecommunications company.
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