Kuala Lumpur commercial crime investigation department (CCID) chief Mohd Mahidisham Ishak said the victim lodged a report on Wednesday after realising that she had been cheated in what is commonly known as the Macau scam, Sinar Harian reported.

He said the woman received a call from an individual introducing himself as a “TM officer” on Jan 15, who informed that her personal information had been used for online registration with TM and had arrears.

“The call was then transferred to a ‘police officer’. The victim was informed that her name was involved in narcotics crimes and AMLA (money laundering).

“She was advised to make fund transfers amounting to almost RM1 million to seven accounts. These account numbers have been provided to us and they are being investigated,” he was quoted as saying by the Malay daily.

He said the woman tried to contact the “police officer” but failed, and decided to lodge a report.

“The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code,” Mahidisham said.

He advised the public to be wary of such calls and to contact the CCID Infoline via WhatsApp (013-2111222) or call either the Kuala Lumpur Police Hotline at 03-2146 0584/0585 or the CCID Scam Response Centre at 03-2610 1559/1599 if in doubt.

“They can also approach any nearby police station,” he said.