Ipoh police chief Abang Zainal Abidin Abang Ahmad said the incident took place on Aug 12 when the 37-year-old victim was contacted by a caller posing as an official from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission.

“The victim was told that she had 44 misconduct complaints against her for distributing or disseminating information on illegal investments using her phone number.

“The call was then forwarded to another suspect, who posed as a police officer.

“The suspect ordered the victim to take out a bank loan to settle the criminal matter,” he said in a statement today.

Abang Zainal said following the incident, the victim checked her account and found that money had been transferred to several unknown accounts.

“The victim then lodged a police report.”

He said the money she lost was from her savings and a bank loan she was forced to take.

Abang Zainal advised the public not to panic easily or believe in allegations via phone calls from unknown individuals.