Engineer conned of RM71,000 by bogus Beijing cop in Macau scam


MELAKA: A 26-year-old engineer from Bukit Beruang lost RM71,000 after getting a call from the "Beijing police" in the latest Macau scam case reported here.

Melaka Commercial Crime chief Supt E. Sundra Rajan said the victim panicked when told that the "crime branch of Beijing police department" was investigating him for sending a parcel containing dozens of debit cards from Malaysia through a courier service.

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