KUANTAN: A mechanic lost his savings totalling RM27,400 yesterday after he transferred the money to an account purported to belong to Bank Negara, on the instructions of a scammer posing as a police officer.

The 39-year-old had received a call at 8.50am yesterday by a man who had identified himself as an ‘Inspector Raja Afiq’ who proceeded to interrogate him on the phone in connection with drug and money laundering activities which the victim was allegedly involved in.