MyKad, money-laundering and Macau scam: Retired teacher loses nearly half-a-mil


JOHOR BARU: A 64-year-old retired teacher lost about RM460,000 to a Macau scam after believing that his MyKad had been misused for money laundering activities.

Johor Commercial Crimes Investigation Department deputy chief Supt Amran Md Jusin said the retiree received a phone call from someone claiming to be a PosLaju representative on Aug 1, telling him that there was a package with his identification card in it.

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