KUALA LUMPUR: Macau scam syndicates are now withdrawing the pilgrimage funds linked to conventional bank accounts of their victims.
Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) had already detected 65 similar cases involving losses of nearly RM3.6mil.
Federal CCID director Comm Datuk Mohd Kamarudin Md Din said they had warned the public of these scams and would continue to do so in an effort to prevent the public from becoming victims of fraud.
“Based on investigations, these activities are being conducted by a Macau scam syndicate.
“They will make calls to the victims and intimidate the victims with allegations of involvement in criminal activities and outstanding credit card debts among other tactics,” he said in a statement on Thursday (April 7).
He said the syndicate would then ask for the victim to disclose their banking information as a means to clear them of any wrongdoing.
“We have now detected cases where the syndicates have withdrawn money from a Tabung Haji account linked to a conventional bank account belonging to the victims.
“The convenience of internet banking facilities by Tabung Haji and other conventional banks has made this possible,” he said, adding that investigations revealed the victim involved had provided banking information to an unknown individual over the phone.
He said as a result the victim not only lost the money from their bank account…
