Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 55-year-old woman was initially contacted by an individual, claiming to be from an insurance company, telling her that she had made claims totalling RM68,800 in three withdrawals.

       The victim denied making the claims and was connected to another individual posing as a police officer. The bogus officer then said she was involved in money laundering and an arrest warrant had been issued against her.

       "The victim was subsequently contacted on Monday by a woman claiming to be a deputy public prosecutor. She told the victim to replace her ATM card and pin number and gave her a telephone number to call.

       "The next day, the victim received a telephone call from another individual claiming to be a police officer, asking her to consolidate all her savings into one bank account, to confirm that her money was not obtained by money laundering," he said in a statement on Friday (March 25).

       He said the victim followed the instruction but upon checking on Wednesday, she discovered only RM128.13 left in her account.

       Calls to the suspect went unanswered and the victim realised she had been duped and lodged a police report at the Raub district police headquarters on Thursday (March 24).

       The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating. – Bernama