This is true. I also almost got scammed by the so-called police who spoke in good local BM. Sounded very authentic. I was very convinced until they led me to a phishing site, and was when I realized its a scam, and proceeded to end the call. After verifying with the local balai police, they said it's a scam tactic which many had fallen into for a couple of years ago. If it's genuine, the police would issue an official letter to your billing address to call you into the police center for questioning face to face. Never through call.

Best way to avoid these scams, is to NEVER pick up random calls. Because once you answered them, they will speak and play with your feelings that you've totally panic and lose logic thinking. The reason I was able to spot the scam was because my company forces us to take phishing training every year, so I was able to pick up on the certain ques that there scammers would use when scamming.