Retiree, 74, taken for a million-ringgit ride by Macau scammers


PETALING JAYA: A 74-year-old retiree here lost about RM1mil to a Macau scam syndicate whose members posed as a policeman and a PosLaju employee.

Petaling Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Nik Ezanee Mohd Faisal said the 74-year-old woman claimed she had received a call from a person claiming to be from PosLaju Malaysia's headquarters on Sept 25.

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Macau scam , Retiree , PJ OCPD , Cybercrime

   

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