Scammers cash in on opportunity


KUALA LUMPUR: Even as the country has been hit hard by Covid-19, scammers have taken advantage of the pandemic to prey on the weak and gullible.

Macau scam cases are on the rise with losses amounting to hundreds of millions of ringgit yearly.

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