Kuala Lumpur, 18th October 2021 - Scammers are using the names of high-ranking police officers to dupe unsuspecting victims into parting with their money.
Sharing this new tactic with members of the public, Deputy Police Chief of Kuala Lumpur, DCP Dato' Yong Lei Choo said even her name has not been spared.
"We received a report in which a scammer used my name and managed to cheat a victim out of RM15,000.
"About six years ago, a scammer also called my sister and tried to trick her by telling her that I had been arrested.
"Luckily, my sister knew better and instead of panicking, she called me first," she told reporters after attending a Community Policing Programme at the Pekan Kepong People's Housing Project (PPR) here yesterday.
Dato' Yong said programmes like this were important for the police to keep the public informed of the latest scams.
Read further on The Star’s article attached.
