WEDNESDAY-5TH DECEMBER 2007-EIGHT CASH SCAMS FROM HONG KONG, MACAU DETECTED

Eight cash scams from Hong Kong, Macau detected
KUANTAN:
Eight cheating cases involving offer of RM780,000 in cash via telephone, believed to be from Hong Kong and Macau, have been detected in Pahang since early this year. State Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Zaini Jass said in all the cases, the syndicate’s modus operandi was to call unsuspecting individuals and congratulate them for having purportedly won RM780,000 in cash from companies operating in Hong Kong and Macau. To claim the money, the victims need to pay RM5,000 processing fee. On Monday, a 25-year-old woman from Mentakab lodged a police report after losing RM9,360 when she was asked to bank in RM5,000 in cash twice before realising that she had been duped. Prior to that, another victim from Cameron Highlands reported a loss of over RM35O,000, believed after being tricked into parting with the money by the same syndicate. Zaini said police investigation showed that most of the callers were using telephone numbers that began with “008”, believed to be from Hong Kong and Macau, but the accounts used were from the local banking institutions. - Bernama