Kuala Terengganu district police chief Azli Mohd Noor said the 47-year-old victim was contacted on Dec 23 by a suspect who asked if she would like to become a vendor supplying convocation robes and uniforms for a branch campus of Universiti Teknologi Mara in the state.

He said the suspect, who is also a woman, persuaded the victim to contact other members of the syndicate who were supposedly suppliers of the previous vendor.

“The victim agreed to accept the tender after seeing the price quote given.

“The victim made five payment transactions to five different accounts to purchase goods using company money totalling RM252,150,” he said in a statement today.

According to Azli, the victim only realised she had been scammed after checking with the relevant parties and finding that there were no orders for the goods.