Media report: More fall for ‘Macau Scam’ in Malacca

Four people in Malacca have fallen prey to the ‘Macau Scam’ syndicate this year, the New Straits Times reported today (Friday).

State Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Superintendent Ee Khong Koy said police have received two reports each in Jan and Mar this year involving total losses of more than RM800,000 (MOP1.58 million).

According to the Malay paper, all the victims were businessmen aged between 30 to 60 years old.

“In all the four cases, the syndicate members had contacted the victims via a short message service (sms), the official said as quoted by NST.

“The messages from a 63660 number informed them that their credit card had been used in some transactions,” he told reporters at the state police headquarters.

The source said the victims were told to contact a telephone number, purportedly of the bank issuing the credit cards, for confirmation. Ee said the public should be wary of the syndicate’s modus operandi. He said those who received such messages or telephone calls should not be easily deceived by it.

“They should contact their banks using the numbers in their keeping,” the official reminded.

No arrest has been made, NST reported.