Retiree says was cheated of nearly RM500k in Macau scam

KUANTAN (Bernama): A retired woman has claimed she lost almost half-a-million ringgit in savings after she believed scammers who said they were police officers.

Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 59-year-old victim claimed to have received a telephone call on April 29, supposedly from an employee of a telecommunications company, about a complaint that her number had been used for illegal gambling activities.