Retiree shocked to find personal information used in scam


GEORGE TOWN: A retiree, who was alert enough not to fall prey to a Macau scam syndicate, has questioned how his personal information was easily obtained by the scammers.

Lai Kok Tin, 58, said a woman who called him claiming to be from a bank, could spell his name, read out his MyKad number and also his phone number, without any errors.

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