A man recently took to Twitter to share how his 80-year-old mother just lost her entire life savings from her bank account.
“An account that isn’t linked to any e-Wallets, online banking, and not even a TAC were sent to us. Yet, this happened.
Advertisement
“This shows that our money isn’t safe, even if it’s kept in a bank!” he wrote in his tweet.
My 80-year old mom just lost her entire savings from her Bank Islam savings account. An account that has no link to e-wallet, online banking whatsoever. No TAC, nothing. Yet this happens. It shows that saving our money in the bank today is no longer safe.
— Azleen Abdul Rahim (@azleenabdrahim_) October 24, 2022
In another tweet, he shared that his colleague lost almost all of her savings totalling over RM18,000 and was left with only RM9 in her account.
“The same thing happened, she didn’t click any link, received no TAC and didn’t share her ID or password to anyone, including her own husband.
“You can’t keep your money in your home because it’s not safe, and you can’t keep it in the bank either,” he added.
Last 2 weeks my colleagues lost her savings total RM18k from Maybank. Left balance RM9. Didn't click any link, never receive any tac no, didn't share her user id and password to anyone even though her own husband. Keep money in the bank not safe, keep in house also not safe. 😓
— Divager's Sister Forever (@DeathIsSure2810) October 24, 2022
He continued in another tweet saying that the branch manager had reached out to him to discuss the situation, and thoroughly reviewed his mother’s bank statement. The branch manager also patiently explained to her mother about what had happened.
At first, his mother wanted to file a police report but later changed her mind because she didn’t want to go through all the trouble.
She repeatedly told me that she just wanted to move on. Although I have many questions in my head to ask her, I need to respect her decision then. I guess there are certain things in the world we can never know. And this is one of them.
— Azleen Abdul Rahim (@azleenabdrahim_) October 31, 2022
The bank, of course, respected her mother’s decision and the investigation was immediately halted.
By: Aishah Akashah Ahadiat
