‘Boss’ texts, RM486,000 gone: Johor Bahru woman duped by fake employer

JOHOR BAHRU, Oct 31 — A woman fell victim to a scam after being deceived by an individual who impersonated her employer, resulting in the transfer of RM486,000 from the company.

Acting Johor Bahru Utara district police chief Supt Azrol Anuar Nor said the 35-year-old victim was deceived through a short message service (SMS) from the individual who impersonated her company manager in the incident at 10 am.

He said the victim was instructed to transfer the company’s money to the suspect’s account under the pretext of payment of a new contract.

Azrol Anuar said the victim, however, realised she was being scammed after being asked to make an additional transaction of the same amount under a different pretext.

“The victim also failed to contact the real employer through a WhatsApp call before discovering that the employer’s phone number had been hacked,” he said in a statement.

He said the case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

The public is advised to always be vigilant against any money transfer instructions and to check through the SemakMule portal or contact the NSRC 997 line if they fall victims to scams. — Bernama

Editor’s note: Supt stands for Superintendent. SMS stands for Short Message Service. NSRC stands for National Scam Response Centre.

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新山，10月31日讯——一名女子遭遇诈骗，被冒充其雇主的骗子欺骗，导致公司损失48.6万令吉。

新山北部警区代理主任阿兹罗尔·安努尔警监表示，这起事件发生在上午 10 点，一名 35 岁的受害者通过短信服务 (SMS) 被冒充其公司经理的人欺骗。

他说，受害者被指示以支付新合同款项为由，将公司的钱转入嫌疑人的账户。

阿兹罗尔·阿努尔表示，受害者在被要求以另一个借口进行相同金额的额外交易后，才意识到自己被骗了。

他在一份声明中说：“受害者在发现雇主的电话号码被盗之前，也未能通过 WhatsApp 联系到真正的雇主。”

他说，此案正在根据《刑法》第420条进行调查。

公众应时刻警惕任何汇款指令，如遇诈骗，请通过SemakMule门户网站进行核查，或拨打NSRC 997热线。——马新社

编者注：Supt 指主管（Superintendent）。SMS 指短信服务（Short Message Service）。NSRC 指国家诈骗应对中心（National Scam Response Centre）。

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