SIBU: Two women here lose a total of RM9,250 to two separate Macau scams, say the police.

       Acting Sibu OCPD Supt Dr Collin Babat said an 18-year old student had lost RM930, while a 40-year old woman was fleeced of RM8,320 in two separate cases.

       He said in the first case, the female student was at her home in Kampung Bahagia Jaya at 2.10pm on Thursday (March 17) when she received a call from a man who identified himself as a police officer from the Kuantan police station.

       "The suspect told her that her name was involved in a money-laundering case. He asked her to transfer all her money to an account for checking purposes," he said.

       At about 3.41pm the same day, she transferred RM930 into an account number provided by the suspect.

       She was told to wait for between one to two hours for checking to be done on her money.

       "After that, she tried to call the suspect but the number had been blocked," said Supt Collin.

       In the second case, the victim had, also on Thursday, received a call from a "Bank Negara officer" who informed her that she had an unpaid balance of RM4,728 in her credit card account.

       "She was asked to reveal her account details to one Mr Chong for checking purposes," he said.

       Soon after, she received an SMS from her bank that RM8,320 had been transferred out of her account.

       Both cases are being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code, Supt Collin said.