Women Lose RM45,000 in Credit Card Scam

By : T.N. Alagesh

KUANTAN: Some people, it appears, are as gullible as can be.

A syndicate has managed to cheat several women of RM45,000 by claiming they had outstanding credit card debts.

And this is despite the fact that some of them did not even have credit cards.

Claiming to be bank officers, syndicate members would call their victims to inform them that they had outstanding credit card debts and warn them of impending legal action.

If the victims claimed that they did not have a credit card, the syndicate members would provide a telephone number which they claimed belonged to Bank Negara Malaysia and insist the women call and speak to "Michael" or "Miss Wong", who would be able to give them further assistance.
Upon contacting the number, the victims would then be required to provide their account details, personal identification number (PIN) and also credit card number.
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