JOHOR BAHRU, Oct. 31 -- A woman fell victim to a scam after being deceived by an individual who impersonated her employer, resulting in the transfer of RM486,000 from the company.

Acting Johor Bahru Utara district police chief Supt Azrol Anuar Nor said the 35-year-old victim was deceived through a short message service (SMS) from the individual who impersonated her company manager in the incident at 10 am.

He said the victim was instructed to transfer the company's money to the suspect's account under the pretext of payment of a new contract.

Azrol Anuar said the victim, however, realised she was being scammed after being asked to make an additional transaction of the same amount under a different pretext.

"The victim also failed to c...