JOHOR BARU: A property company in Kluang has lost RM200,000 to online scammers who impersonated one of the company’s suppliers via email. Johor police Commercial Crime chief Asst Comm Amran Md Jusin said the company's 74-year-old managing director lodged a police report on Thursday (Dec 16). He added that the scam began on Aug 3 after an officer of the company received an email from the scammers asking the company to change a payment account. "The scammers used (an email account) similar to that of the company's supplier when requesting the change of account. He added that on Dec 1, the company's financial manager told his management that the actual supplier claimed that no payment had been received.

Source: The Star December 17, 2021 11:18 UTC