By NELSON BENJAMIN
A teacher who received a call while in school panicked when the caller, who identified himself as a “cybersecurity officer”, alleged that she was in trouble for being involved in drug and money-laundering activities involving a total of RM250,000.
The teacher, in her 50s, was then constantly harassed by calls from men who claimed to be policemen and even a lawyer for over a month before she caved in to pressure and handed them RM120,000.
In another case, a female administration officer in her 50s lost her savings of almost RM100,000 in a love scam.
Sources said the issue started when the woman accepted a friend request from a man on social media last month.
After a few days of chatting online, the man said he wanted to send her a bag of gold and cash as a gift.
“The woman then received a call at the end of July from someone who claimed to be from a courier company saying that her parcel had arrived, but the company needed her to pay fees for Customs clearance.
Source: The Star
https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/ ... ty-officer
