KUANTAN: A school teacher who "blindly" provided her online banking details to a bogus policeman became RM190,000 poorer after scammers 'took control of her bank account'.

The 36-year-old victim from Bentong fell victim to the scammers who impersonated a courier company staff, and a policeman had tricked her into providing her online banking transaction authorisation code (TAC).

Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the incident unfolded on Aug 9 when the victim received a phone call from an individual claiming to be from a courier company representative before the call was transferred to a policeman.

"The policeman told the victim she was involved in money laundering but assured her he could help.

"The victim immediately transferred RM20,000 into a bank account provided by the suspect to settle the case.

"The suspect told the victim to provide an image of her bank card and the transaction authorisation code. The victim realised she had been cheated when RM170,000 in her account was transferred into unknown bank accounts," he said, adding the victim had lost her savings.

He said the victim lodged a police report yesterday, and the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

Yahaya advised the public not to entertain suspicious phone calls and check first with the police or financial institutions to avoid becoming a scam victim.

He said one should check if an account is being used as a mule account at https://semakmule.rmp.gov.my before carrying out any transaction.