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Bukit Aman Scam

by M Lian
(Malaysia)

22 April, 2009

Dear all,

This just happened a few minutes ago. Somebody claiming to be Inspector Chew King Hwa from Bukit Aman and called my husband's hand phone looking for me saying that I was implicated in some money laundering cases (I really wished that I had those money). He gave a contact number which was 03-2262 xxxx.

When I checked online, it is true that the number belongs to Bukit Aman HQ. So I called using my office phone to the number and I was told by the operator at the Bukit Aman HQ that there is a syndicate with people inside Celcom and Telekom. They offer to settle your case for a certain account of money. The operator claims that everyday the Bukit Aman HQ receives 40-50 calls from the public, people like me asking for verification. They may change their phone number soon because of this scam.

The thing about this group is that, when they call you on your hand phone, the number shown would be 03-2262 xxxx. I guess if you call this number from hand phone, or directly pressing on the number received on your hand phone without re-keying in the numbers again through the keypad, you will reach the syndicate.

They must have manipulated either the caller identity and created a fake line with the insiders' assistance from Celcom/ Maxis/ Digi. But if you call the same number using land line (Telekom) as I did, you be able to reach the real Bukit Aman HQ.

So it looks like the con men are also getting smarter. Hope you will tell your family and friends.

M Lian