KEPALA BATAS (Bernama): A government retiree lost RM575,350 after being duped by a telephone scam syndicate which alleged she was involved in money laundering here recently.
North Seberang Prai police chief ACP Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the 61-year-old woman received a telephone call from a man claiming to be from the Kuantan Post Office and informed her that a package belonging to her was found to contain banned substances.
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