KUCHING: An architect was duped of RM121,000 by a Macau scam syndicate, says Sarawak police commissioner Comm Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri.

       He said 35-year-old man lodged a police report yesterday after realising he had been cheated.

       “The victim received a telephone call on March 1 from a man who introduced himself as Mohd Rizuan from the Langkawi Court saying that he (victim) was involved in a money laundering case,” said Comm Mohd Azman in a statement.

       When the victim denied his involvement, the call was transferred to another suspect claiming to be a Sergeant Farah from the Langkawi police station who offered to help the victim lodge a report denying the allegation but on condition the victim made payments for the audit and investigation.

       “The victim was then contacted by several individuals via telephone to make the payments. The victim proceeded to make a total of 11 transactions amounting to RM121,000 into four different bank accounts under the names of different individuals between March 1 and April 12,” said Comm Mohd Azman. — Bernama