Yesterday, it was reported that a Sarawakian businessman had reached out to Sarawak DAP state chairman Chong Chieng Jen for assistance after he had lost a whopping RM1 million from his savings upon answering a scam call for only 14-seconds.
Sarawakian businessman who lost RM1mil to scam call recovers his money
The victim, surnamed Lee, was invited to share his ordeal on a livestream that was broadcast on Chong’s social media platforms, explaining how the caller on the other end had requested for his banking details.
Being a businessman, Lee immediately ended the call after he sensed something amiss. And yet even without providing the scammers any details over the phone, he found his account to be short of RM1 million that was transferred without his knowledge or authorisation through two separate transactions of RM500,000 each.
Source: Chong Chieng Jen (Facebook)
However in a surprising turn of events, Mr. Lee’s wife has shared with local newspaper Borneo Post that her husband has managed to recover the RM1 million he lost. Apparently, their bank had contacted them to inform that the stolen funds have been reimbursed to his account, after their story had made the rounds over social media.
While the couple were glad that they’ve managed to retrieve their hard-earned savings, many questions concerning the case still remain unanswered.
“We didn’t get any explanation from the bank as to how the unauthorised transactions were approved. We only received a call from the headquarters in KL saying that our money has been transferred back into our account”, she said.
Source: Borneo Post
She added that the lump sum of money was transferred to her husband’s savings account in one single transaction but did not explain how the bank managed to retrieve the money back from the scammers.
Here’s a reminder to always be cautious when it comes to suspicious links, text messages and calls as scammers have been coming up with more ways to trick people into losing their hard-earned money.
If you or your family members are a victim of scam, please make a police report immediately and contact your local bank for further action.
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