Scammers and their unfortunate victims are a staple of the news cycle and you always see stories about telephone fraud. Many reading these stories perhaps just shake their heads wondering how people can be so gullible or naive.
They are not only targeted elderly or less well-educated. But it seems like nobody is immune to fraud and sometimes people simply fall for scams due to the psychological techniques employed by scammers.
A netizen took social media to share her horrible experience, she received a call from someone claimed herself officer from LHDN. And just a call, she lost all her hard earned money working abroad. She is heartbreaking!
The post read：
The moment you are reading this post, please read carefully~ Hopefully you are not the next victim! Although scam cases like this happened since long ago.
About a month ago, some friends texted me and concerning what is happening to me. The incident happened about a month ago, not much people knowing what is happening, including my parents.
I wanted to apology to my parents, especially my dad as i’m sure he will be read this post. I never mentioned a single words to my family, I’m not trying to hide anything. I just do not want my parents to worry about me. As the incident happened a day before me going back to hometown!
The incident happened a day before me heading back to hometown after 2 years of pandemic. I was defeated by my stupidity and naiveness! I arranged a trip back to hometown to visit my family. But, i never thought i’m going back empty handed, only a few hundred ringgits in my pocket. I think no one can understand the pain~
I’m such a loser, leaving home 2 years but coming back without any achievement, not even getting anything for my beloved family. It’s heart-breaking and i never forget this pain!! The following is what i experienced : Someone claimed herself from LHDN saying me with tax arrears amounting RM36,600.90 ( 15 months).
The incident happened on Mar 21, it’s the darkest day in my life! I never ever believe this will happened on me. I thought i’m calm & smart enough to handle the situation, thought i can sorted out the overdue tax by myself. I doubt at first but still i was manipulated after talking to them. I even listened to them to check online and falling into the trap slowly.
I even told them my personal data. It was a nightmare, my hard earned money was gone in a few second!! It’s the savings that i planned to pay back my loan, so i can go back to Malaysia. Ok! I’m defeated to my stupidity and all my savings was gone.
March 21 ：
I received a call in the morning. Normally i don’t pick up stranger’s call but due to the work reason as sometimes client will call and ask for product info. I never thought much and pick up the call. At first, it’s the pre-recorded message regarding the tax arrears payment. I was asked to do settlement before 11am or else legal action will be taken!
I remembered not long ago i received a text message regarding the tax arrears payment, but i never bothered. I was thinking what is the tax arrears about?! So happened i was in the call and was thinking maybe i should find out what went wrong?! My curiosity killed the cat!
A Malay lady who impersonating as Ketua Operasi Cukai HQ LHDN Cyber Jaya, Puan Surayah Sulaiman said the tax arrears amounting RM36,600.90, under a company registered under my name in Pahang! She even told me the SSM number and other info in details.
Of course i told her it’s not my company. I neither had a company nor registered SSM. I never even go to Kuantan. How to register a company there? She told me possibly my IC details had been stolen, i should lodge a police report in Kuantan. But i’m in Johor, how am i going to go Kuantan in such a short time as the matter need to be resolve before 11am?
【Modus Operandi of Scammers Impersonating as officer from LHDN..】
She said she can help to transfer the call to IPK Pahang, lodge a report via call then fax the document to LHDN. After that, the call was transferred to a man claimed himself, Inspector Efizur IPK PAHANG. He sounded professional asking for some details and asking me whether i know that i need to cross IC photocopy for registration : 「Never read news, a lot of IC been stolen?」
He then asked me do i have any idea what is the company under my name (SYARIKAT HRC GLOBAL (M) SDN. BHD) doing? I told him i have no idea as the company doesn’t belong to me. He said the company is registered as GAS equipment supplier (Pembekal Alat-alat GAS)！「But in actual they are using the company to make & sell drugs! Do you know you are a suspect committed in crime and what kind of penalty we are talking about? 」
I’m quite calm at that time, as i think i never did that and nothing to be afraid!
Then he was telling me the company also owned by a drug dealer named Lim Kok Sheng. Lim was sentenced to jail and RM2.28mil fine. 「 The company is under your name, it’s impossible that you could get away from it. Your account been used for money laundering too!」I denied the accusation！「We found your UOB bank with a lot of fraud transactions!」
I told them i do not have UOB account, how could it be? He told me :「 I don’t know, but we will do investigation whether your IC been stolen, or maybe you applying something with your IC and never cross the IC photocopy.」I told him i never apply on anything.
「If you are telling me the truth, i will help you to explain to IPK Sarjan Haidir and tell him you are not related to this drug syndicate.」He add on：「Inspector Efizul will do another police report in details for you. The case will be under investigation then only we will hand over to LHDN for further action!」
Then the call been transferred to Inspector Efizul. I doubt on what he said but a while later he send over a WhatsApp text with a report even with PDRM logo.
Then he told me he need to do recording via phone call : 「You need to go to a quiet place, no other people around ! Or small kid around.. That will affected the recording」and so on…
Then i was asked to check Google to ensure this is not the Scammer phone number! I did google and checked! The number is exactly the same like IPK PAHANG! He even told me 0099 is the room code! But i’m still reserved. He wanted me to tell the truth, or else there will be a hefty penalty against me! OK~ I never do anything wrong so i’m telling the truth!
After that, i’m telling him whatever he need. He told me my bank account was used for money laundering. 「 Now you will need to speak the truth what account you have at the moment. But you don’t need to worry, during the investigation we will applied (Proses Perlindungan) to protect your account, to avoid LHDN charging your bank account for the tax arrears payment or sue you for bankruptcy and so on!」
He then add on ：「Do you know what is Perlindungan( protection)?」Then he further explained to me. Asked me to use Google chrome to check the investigation code and telling me it’s a secret code. If i’m revealing it i will hardly get away from the suspicion. By the time, even i’m not involved in the drugs dealing or money laundering. I will be convicted too!！
After entering the code into Google Chrome, i was asked to download BNM app, then i saw the Bank Negara Logo! But a question suddenly struck me, why do they need the banking details?
He told me i will need to enter the bank name. So they can request Bank Negara to protect the account. Yes! I just need to give them the name of the Bank only!!
I also questioned them, why not the bank account number but the Bank card number? He said they do not need my account number but bank card will do. I will asked to assured the bank card number i entered is correct! So they will protect my account and the account will not be freeze or blacklisted! He asked me to transferred all my money to my PB account, as PB account is with the insurance that protect my account.
I was thinking those money are transferring back to my own account, no harm! So i listened to them. I entered all the banking details including my name, IC, ATM password, Username& Login Password. All the informations that i shouldn’t disclosed.
I was so silly, i have no idea why i listened to them! Yes .. I filled in all the information! Then they provided me some code saying it’s something to do with the account protection. And he said i’m not allowed to do any banking procedure within 24hours, which might affected the process of investigation! I was so naive, i thought following their instruction can speed up the process of resolving the matter.
I didn’t know why i will think it was so easy to resolve the matter? How silly am i !! The moment i filled in the info, i did doubt for a moment, isn’t it dangerous to disclose the banking info! But, the Police station phone number, the bank logo are pushing me towards the trap!! To contribute my only savings to the scam syndicate!!!
Not long after i filled in the info i received text messages: My savings was transferred 2 times. I’m sending a WhatsApp text to Inspector Efizur, asking why the amount of money in my bank was transferred? He replied : 「Please do not worry, that transaction error is to cover yourself from bank officer.」I’m asking him why do i need to cover??
Then i was all awake, Oh no .. my savings are gone!!!! I’m heart-breaking, why am i so silly?? I entered my banking details login to the account to change Username ID and password! But the money in PB was transferred!
Why i’m always calm but will fall into the trap? I called the bank immediately, but no one answered, I even called the JB branch but still no one answered! After someone attending the call, they are passing me to another officer! Oh god! Me was already on my nerves but still stuck with a terrible services from the bank! Then i ended the call.
Then i google to search IPK PAHANG and contacted them. A Malay officer pick up the call. I told them i wanted to speak to Inspector Efizur. But she said none of the officer named Inspector Efizur! I double confirmed is it IPK PAHANG and she said : 「Yes! But no such person.」
Then she asked me why? i told her i received a call from LHDN and they transferred me to IPK PAHANG with the phone number 0099095052222. She said the contact number should be 095052222. The number starting with 0099 is a Scammer! Some similar cases happened since last year! So, i’m sure i’m a victim!
Recalled the moment they treated me like a dumb, instructed me to do things step by step~ How silly i am! I can imagine how proud they are when they fooling me around, and easily transferred my hard-earned money !!! I believe in Karma.. what comes around goes around!
I also thought i’m rational enough to do judgement! Google their contact number and so on. But i’m still making a mistake!
The money was transferred without me providing any TAC Number. I had no clue how they do it but what i can said the psychological techniques employed by scammers are really good. Or i never really read news about the scams! Thus, i’m so naive believing in the scam tactics! I heard already a lot of victim falling into the scammer’s trap.
Last year, i don’t even have time to read news. I only spend my times going work and only scrolled Facebook when i have time. Don’t even have time to sleep. Therefore i completely have no idea on the scam tactic! What an unlucky day, i just woke up from sleep.. had a call for 5 hours, no food no drinks and my hard earned money is gone. I’m late for work too.
After calming myself down, i took a shower and went to the office. Briefly told my colleague and holding the tears even i’m sad.
I don’t even dare to spend normally. I will think twice whenever i need to spend. The savings partly will be for my loan settlement and partly i will bring back to Malaysia. Now i only left with few hundred ringgits. I’m heart-breaking. I even have to trouble my boss to send me to Police station twice to lodge a report.
I screenshot all the contacts for police reference. My tears rolling down .. but still i have to walk in the police station to complete the procedure.
I met an inspector after the reporting, he was looking at the report and told me frankly it’s hard to get back my money ( Actually i knew deep down). He told me a lot of scam cases like this happened before and a lot of people posted on Facebook too. ( What can i say as i always like to read news about entertainment/ stars, i will only go online for work related matter).
They asked me 「What do you want to tell in the court?」and so on..I knew it’s not their money so they seems like don’t care. Since you are telling us a lot of scam cases with the similar tactic, what action been taken? What is the policemen doing? I’m heading home with disappointment.
I blamed myself for the stupidity. I’m sad to an extent i didn’t even eat food for a day. The next day i packed my bag to go back to the hometown.
On the morning of 22nd: Before flying back to hometown. I went to bank with the police report to change the bank cards and also Public bank as Public bank is the bank where transferred the money.
The bank will need to investigate on the bank account that a Malay lady owned, and they are waiting for the police report as system was down on the day i lodged a report. I only can send them the original report when i’m back from hometown.
Once the bank procedure done. I was rushing to board my flight. Back to my hometown 2 years later with an unpleasant experience. I’m telling myself i must acted like nothing happened so they won’t worried about me.
I hope to overcome this and face the mistake and fix it. Earn those money back!
Thanks to my friends in hometown that comforting me during that period of time. Don’t worry about me, i will be ok! I’m learning through the experience. Believing that “When God closes a door, He opens a window.”
Time can heal the pain. I will live on the present~ as long as i still breath, i believe i still stand a chance to come over again. Nothing to be afraid ~ since i have nothing to lose now~
After leaving my hometown, the next day i’m back to the Police station. Heart-breaking but still went in to pick up the original report and send to the bank. It’s been more than a month now but still i do not have any feedback from PDRM (Police) or bank! I’m really disappointed with the PDRM’a efficiency. Hopeless! Why are we not like other countries. They can even investigate cases over 10 years, the convicted to declare guilty of the offence. But in our country, we only can see scammers still scamming out there! Where is the justice?!
▼ 1. Always remember the government number will not be a private number.
2. LHDN, Police, court will be sending the letter to your house address.
3. Please do not click on any link that stranger send.
4. Please do not disclose your personal info.
5. Please do not share your OTP with others.
▼ One suggested netizen to install an App – Truecaller：
– Block spam + scam calls and SMS – The Caller ID Identifies numbers and the spam call blocker auto-blocks telemarketers, robocallers, scammers, fraud, sales, and so on
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Info via：Jenny / Facebook
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