If true then shes got to be the dumbest cfo ever. How can simply authorize transfer without board & ceo approval.

The fact that she even requested a transfer means that she is not fit for that position

Finally had time to read the full article

Edge cited her show cause letter and printed her version of events

The original impersonator had indeed claimed to be maybank Singapore ceo but there was a warning flag that should have set her senses off. He actually like a typical beng scammer asked what's Maybank malaysias bank balance??? She replied in the billions

She suspected nothing during the zoom call but line was bad so they continued on whatsapp. The maybank malaysia ceo impersonator actually messaged her from two unknown numbers not one kek

The recent given for using unknown numbers and communicating only via wa was because this deal was supposed to be secret. The payment was to a company called zhuhai trading limited and was part of an acquisition they wanted to keep under wraps. The messages from fake maybank malaysia ceo ultimately convinced her this was legit

The rest of the events played out as reported but maybank show cause letter also cited some interesting things. She never inform her superior or BNM but only the head of the bank fraud dept
She didn't lodge the police report only a manager in the fraud unit.

And the report was inaccurate because it didn't mention the fact that the transaction ultimately failed because jp Morgan held it.. The implication being she either trying to downplay her culpability or the issue entirely by giving the fraud unit and inaccurate account of the events.

Her excuses abit flimsy, she claimed she wanted to inform her boss about six months later during an appraisal meeting that was later delayed. Using of private numbers were common in the industry

So yeah I think maybank within their rights to suspect something fishy