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Fake cops scare retired Bachok teacher into handing over ATM cards and wife’s gold necklace

KOTA BHARU, Sept 20 — A 75-year-old retired teacher in Bachok lost about RM15,000 after being duped by a scam syndicate posing as police officers, which also resulted in the...

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A 75-year-old retired teacher in Bachok was scammed out of approximately RM15,000 by individuals impersonating police officers, leading him to hand over ATM cards and his wife's gold necklace.

Kelantan Police arrested a 31-year-old woman in connection with the case, which involved false accusations of money laundering and drug involvement.

The victim blocked his ATM cards in time, preventing unauthorized transactions, while the police recovered the necklace and are investigating under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

Authorities urge the public to remain vigilant against scams and stress that legitimate organizations will never request ATM cards, PINs, or jewelry.

KOTA BHARU, Sept 20 — A 75-year-old retired teacher in Bachok lost about RM15,000 after being duped by a scam syndicate posing as police officers, which also resulted in the victim handing over two ATM cards and his wife’s gold necklace with a pendant.

Kelantan Police Chief Datuk Mohd Yusoff Mamat said that the police arrested a 31-year-old woman on September 13 around Kota Bharu to assist with the investigation of the case.

He said the incident began on September 12 when the victim received a phone call from an individual claiming to be a police officer from the Johor Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK).

“The victim was informed that he had a court summons amounting to RM25,000 and was accused of being involved in money laundering and a drug syndicate, which carries a 15-year prison sentence.

“The call was then transferred to another individual claiming to be a senior Bukit Aman police officer via WhatsApp,” he said in a statement today.

Mohd Yusoff said the victim was then instructed to keep the matter secret from anyone before being asked to surrender two ATM cards and his wife’s gold necklace with a pendant, purportedly to be handed over to an investigating officer who would come to his house.

He mentioned that at about 5:00 pm on the same day, a woman arrived in a car at the victim’s house, collected the items, and left.

“The gold necklace was subsequently sold at a gold shop in Kota Bharu on the same day, while a portion of the proceeds from the sale was deposited into a third-party account.

“Based on preliminary statements, the suspect received instructions via WhatsApp from an unidentified individual to collect the victim’s items,” he said.

However, he noted that the victim managed to contact the bank to block the ATM cards, and no transactions were detected.

According to him, the police seized the victim’s two ATM cards, a Perodua Axia car, a bank-in receipt, and a gold shop receipt, while the gold necklace was successfully recovered from the respective gold shop.

“The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,” he said.

Mohd Yusoff advised the public not to panic or be deceived by threats of summonses and arrests, reminding them that the police, courts, Bank Negara Malaysia, and banking institutions will never contact members of the public to ask them to surrender ATM cards, PIN numbers, or jewellery to any party. — Bernama

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巴卓克一名75岁的退休教师被冒充警察的骗子骗走了约15000令吉，骗子们还让他交出了银行卡和妻子的金项链。

吉兰丹警方逮捕了一名 31 岁女子，该女子与此案有关，她被诬告洗钱和涉毒。

受害者及时冻结了自己的银行卡，防止了未经授权的交易，而警方则追回了项链，并正在根据刑法第 420 条进行调查。

当局敦促公众对诈骗保持警惕，并强调合法机构绝不会索要银行卡、密码或珠宝。

哥打巴鲁，9月20日讯——一名75岁的巴卓退休教师被一个冒充警察的诈骗团伙骗走了约15000令吉，还交出了两张银行卡和他妻子的金项链（带吊坠）。

吉兰丹州警察总长拿督莫哈末·尤索夫·马末表示，警方于9月13日在哥打巴鲁附近逮捕了一名31岁的女子，以协助调查此案。

他说，事件始于 9 月 12 日，当时受害者接到一个自称是柔佛州警察总部 (IPK) 警官的电话。

“受害者被告知他收到了一份金额为 25,000 令吉的法庭传票，并被指控参与洗钱和贩毒集团活动，最高可判处 15 年监禁。

“随后，电话通过 WhatsApp 转接到另一名自称是武吉阿曼高级警官的人，”他今天在一份声明中说。