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A housewife fell for a money laundering ruse and lost RM400,000 to a phone fraud syndicate.

Assistant Commissioner Balveer Singh, the head of police in Johor Baru (North), said the woman fell victim to a scam after she got a call from someone posing as a delivery business representative.

The con artist said that her package, which included personal items, had been reported to the authorities as part of a money laundering investigation.

She called for more information, fearing the worst, and was connected to a "investigation police officer."

But a different syndicate member, posing as a senior police officer, charged her with money laundering and threatened to have her arrested.

She fell for the fraud since the members had access to her personal information, including her address. She gave in and begged for forgiveness from the impostor.

Balveer claimed that the impostor gave her instructions to transfer money to four different bank accounts online. When the woman learned she had been tricked and that the phone numbers were no longer in operation, she filed a police report on Monday.

Balveer warned the public not to fall for con artists' tricks and to always be on the lookout for their methods and strategies.

"A police officer will never force or ask you to transfer funds to bank accounts," added the officer.

The case is being looked into for cheating under Penal Code Section 420.

Source: NST