MELAKA: With Employment Provident Fund (EPF) members allowed to make a special RM10,000 withdrawal, police are taking pre-emptive measures to create awareness about Macau scams.

       “Although no reports have been received, we decided to take precautionary measures to warn them.

       “The scammers often look for victims who have money, and we have warned EPF members to be on the lookout for such scams,” said the state commercial crime chief Supt E. Sundra Rajan.

       He said the scammers would “frighten” their victims by posing as enforcement officers.

       They would use verbal threats, including arrest, to convince the victims to transfer their money into the scammers’ bank accounts.

       Supt Sundra said recently, a woman from Alor Gajah lost her gratuity money to scammers after being told she had been involved in a money-laundering activity.

       He said the 60-year-old ex-teacher lost some RM250,000.

       Supt Sundra said EPF members could cross-check by accessing https://ccid.rmp.gov.my/semakmule if they get suspicious calls.