KUALA LUMPUR: A woman lost RM630,000 after being convinced by a scammer that she was being probed for money-laundering activities.
In a series of TikTok postings, the woman's daughter said their dream of performing the umrah together have been dashed after her mother was conned by the scammer, who impersonated a policeman.
She said the scammer, after reaching out to her mother, got her mother to hand over her bank card on June 27, supposedly for "auditing" purposes.
The victim was able to see how much the scammer was withdrawing from her bank account, averaging RM60,000 per day.
"Mum's hard work all this while vanished just like that.. We planned to perform the umrah together after I finished my studies. But now that dream is gone.
"The scammer said he had to withdraw mum's money for auditing because her bank account was involved in money laundering," she said.
It is understood that there were over 88 transactions made.
The victim has lodged a police report.