KLUANG: An engineer, 33, los his life savings of RM343,260 to a scam.
The victim was contacted on Aug 4 by someone posing as a police officer, who claimed he was involved in money laundering.
The fake cop demanded multiple payments to clear the victim's name.
District deputy police chief Superintendent Nik Mohd Azmin Husin said the victim, who feared legal repercussions, made 24 cash transfers to nine bank accounts, believed to be mule accounts, between Aug 4 and Nov 5.
The scam was exposed when the suspect continued to demand payments, prompting the victim to lodge a report on Nov 6.