SIBU: A female accountant caused her company to suffer RM240,000 in losses when scammers sent a letter of instruction for payment of vehicle engine oil using a false email account.
Sibu OCPD asst comm Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said the incident happened on May 17 but the victim had only lodged a police report on Thursday (June 13).
He said the 37-year old accountant, acting on behalf of her company in Jalan Lanang here, had already paid their supplier for vehicle engine oil in Singapore, amounting to RM240,879 on May 7 through bank transfer.
"On May 17, she received an email purportedly from the supplier saying it had not received the payment," he added.
However, the accountant did not notice that the email address differed from the real supplier's by just one alphabet.
"She made payment of RM240,000, as instructed," he said.
However, the accountant did not notice that the email address differed from the real supplier's by just one alphabet.
"She made payment of RM240,000, as instructed," he said.
On May 30, the accountant made a check on the email address from the scammer and was shocked that it was a different one.
The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code for cheating.- Star
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