Family loses RM400 in death cert scam


Compiled by DIYANA PFORDTEN, OH ING YEEN and R. ARAVINTHAN

AN Indian family in Kajang was cheated of RM400 by a scammer pretending to be an officer at the National Registration Department, Makkal Osai reported.The family members in Sg Chua, who were still mourning the passing of their father, received a phone call from someone claiming to be a government officer.

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