Teacher loses RM123,000 in online toll scam
Police say the man tried to enter bank details to complete an online transaction but someone was withdrawing cash from his account in the process. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, March 17, 2023.
A TEACHER lost more than RM123,000 after being duped into buying a unit of the toll network automatic payment system, or SmartTAG, for RM80 through social media, police said today. Pahang police chief Ramli Mohamed Yusof said the 54-year-old man claimed he clicked on a link provided by the suspect to make payment.
“The victim alleged that he entered his bank details in the link but the payment did not go through, prompting him to try again by providing details of another bank account. “He claimed that as he still could not complete the payment, he checked his bank account and found that 16 withdrawals had been made without his knowledge,” Ramli said in a statement today.He advised the public not to download any unauthorised or suspicious applications or links and to
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