--- title: "40yo M’sian Public Servant Loses RM670k In Savings After Receiving Phone Call From Fake Delivery Company" url: https://weirdkaya.com/40yo-msian-public-servant-loses-rm670k-in-savings/ date: 2023-07-26 modified: 2023-07-26 lang: en author: "Yu Ang Tan" description: "A recent scam incident has seen a local civil servant lose RM677,565 to a syndicate purporting his involvement in illegal activities, such as money laundering and drug trafficking. According to..." categories: - "Society" tags: - "Malaysia" - "Public Servant" - "Public Servant loses RM670k in savings" image: https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/40yo-msian-public-servant-loses-rm670k-in-savings-after-receiving-phone-call-from-fake-delivery-company.png word_count: 345 --- # 40yo M’sian Public Servant Loses RM670k In Savings After Receiving Phone Call From Fake Delivery Company A recent scam incident has seen a local civil servant lose RM677,565 to a syndicate purporting his involvement in illegal activities, such as money laundering and drug trafficking. According to [China Press,](https://www.chinapress.com.my/?p=3529560) the man, aged in his 40s, reported the fraud to the Seberang Perai Utara (SPU) district police on Tuesday(25 July). ![40yo M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/40yo-msian-public-servant-loses-rm670k-in-savings-after-receiving-phone-call-from-fake-delivery-company-2.jpg)Photo: [Pexels.](https://www.pexels.com/search/scam%20asian/) For illustrative purposes only. ## Transferred RM677 from his six accounts The initial contact came from an individual claiming to represent Pos Laju, who informed the victim that a registered parcel addressed to him contained illicit items, specifically five bank cards from various financial institutions. ![40yo M](https://cdn.weirdkaya.com/media/40yo-msian-public-servant-loses-rm670k-in-savings-after-receiving-phone-call-from-fake-delivery-company-1.jpg)Photo: [Pexels.](https://www.pexels.com/search/scam%20asian/) For illustrative purposes only. > **"The individual then claimed to forward the call to an alleged police officer at the Perak contingent police," said SPU district police chief ACP Mohd Asri Shafie.** According to ACP Mohd Asri, the supposed police officer claimed that the civil servant was implicated in a drug trafficking and money laundering case. Read also: [M’sian Man Fakes Robbery At Own Home To Scam Insurance Company Into Paying For Damages](https://www.thesundaily.my/local/civil-servant-loses-over-rm670000-to-scammers-IK11283496) The fraudulent officer coerced the victim into revealing his banking details and instructed him to move his money to other accounts to avoid legal repercussions. **Between June 7 and July 4, the victim transferred RM677,565 across six accounts provided by the criminal syndicate. ** ## Case under investigations It was only on Monday that he realized he was the victim of a scam after checking the *Semakmule* application, which revealed a history of fraudulent activities associated with the provided bank accounts. > **"This case is currently under investigation in accordance with Section 420 of the Penal Code, which relates to cheating," said ACP Mohd Asri.** The police are now working to identify the owners of the bank accounts linked to the criminal syndicate. **ACP Mohd Asri also advised the public to remain vigilant about such fraudulent calls and not to believe any unverified claims about their involvement in criminal activities. ** He encouraged the public to cross-check any dubious calls with the relevant authorities and to utilize the Semakmule application to avoid becoming victims of similar scams. ### Read More: - [M’sian Man Gets Fired Just 3 Days After Joining Scam Syndicate Due To Poor Performance](https://weirdkaya.com/msian-man-fired-from-scam-syndicate/) - [PMX Drops Mandarin Hits On IG For President Xi’s M’sia Visit & Netizens Are Loving It](https://weirdkaya.com/pmx-drops-mandarin-hits-on-ig-for-president-xis-msia-visit-netizens-are-loving-it/) - [Here’s How Goh Jin Wei Went Through Colectomy Surgery & Retirement Before Returning To The Badminton Court](https://weirdkaya.com/heres-how-goh-jin-wei-went-through-colectomy-surgery-retirement-before-returning-to-the-badminton-court/) - [Here’s What 18 Countries Will Be Wearing At The Paris 2024 Olympic Games](https://weirdkaya.com/heres-what-18-countries-will-be-wearing-at-the-paris-2024-olympic-games/) - [These Are The M’sian Athletes Competing At The 2024 Paris Olympics](https://weirdkaya.com/these-are-the-msian-athletes-competing-at-the-2024-paris-olympics/) - [20yo Malaysian’s photos get featured on Apple, Here are 10 amazing photos taken by him](https://weirdkaya.com/20yo-malaysians-photos-get-featured-on-apple-here-are-10-amazing-photos-taken-by-him-%f0%9f%98%8d/) --- [![WeirdKaya is on Instagram!](https://weirdkaya.com/wp-content/uploads/ig-article-cta.png)](https://www.instagram.com/weirdkaya/)For more stories like this, follow WeirdKaya on Facebook and Instagram! ---