Intuition saves woman from Macau scammers


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 02 Jan 2019

KUALA LUMPUR: A businesswoman would have lost thousands of ringgit if it were not for the strong gut feeling telling her that she was being taken for a ride by a group of scammers.

On Dec 31 last year, Teh Gaik Yong had just returned from a run and was looking forward to breakfast when she received a call on her land line from someone claiming to be from the Pos Laju office in Terengganu.

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