Acting Sibu district police chief Collin Babat said the victim received a call on Oct 27 from a man claiming to be an insurance agent.

Collin said the caller told the victim she had a pending accident insurance claim in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur.

“The victim was then transferred to an individual claiming to be a Sergeant Razif, who told her she was involved in money laundering from 2020 to 2021 and that an arrest warrant had been issued against her,” Collin was quoted by Bernama as saying.

“Sergeant Razif” then offered to help the victim resolve her case, but the woman had to open two new personal bank accounts and provide access to Bank Negara Malaysia for it to conduct its investigations.

“The victim then opened the accounts as instructed and gave her username and password to the suspect,” said Collin.

On Nov 10, the victim deposited her savings into one of the accounts to aid the “investigation”.

The victim only told her brother about the matter last Tuesday. The brother told her she may have been scammed.

Upon checking the bank account, the victim found that 52 withdrawals amounting to RM1,638,943 had been made. She lodged a police report the next day.