Trader loses RM9.8k to Macau Scam

SIBU: A trader became the latest victim of a Macau Scam in Sibu when he lost RM9,800 after receiving a fake call on Thursday, from a bank.

Sibu police chief, ACP Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the 61-year-old victim received a call from a man who introduced himself as 'Tan Chwan Chorng' from Bank Negara and asked the senior citizen to settle his credit card arrears of RM3,900 and the penalty immediately.

He said subsequently, the victim had deposited RM9,800 in six transactions into a bank account.

"After that, the man contacted the victim again and told him to make an additional payment of RM20,000. At that juncture, the victim felt he had been cheated," he said here today.

The case is investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

Since early this month, 30 police reports had been lodged here on cases linked to the Macau Scam, with total losses amounting to about RM68,612, said ringgit. — Bernama