PORT DICKSON: A 53-year-old widow accused of owing tax arrears to the Inland Revenue Board (IRB) for a non-existent company ended up being conned out of RM35,000.

       Port Dickson police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed said the woman received a call from one Mohd Aiman on Aug 10, who claimed to be an IRB officer.

       “He accused her of not paying her company taxes. He also told her she was the registered owner of a company in Kedah, which owed the board RM35,300 in unpaid taxes.

       “When she denied this, the call was transferred to another individual who identified himself as Tuan Sulaiman from the Kedah police contingent.

       “He then told the woman that details of her Tabung Haji and ASB accounts have been misused and sought her cooperation over the matter,” he said.

       Supt Aidi Sham said the woman was told to transfer her savings into another bank account and to provide her ATM card details while her case was being “probed”.

       The victim performed the transfers on Aug 12 and 13.

       After noticing funds had been also been transferred from her bank account, she realised she had been duped and lodged a police report. Supt Aidi said the case was being probed and advised the public not to reveal any information related to their bank details to strangers in person or over the telephone.