MELAKA: A scammer identifying himself as a police inspector has duped a 33-year-old teacher here into parting with her life savings of RM41,000.
Melaka Commercial Crime chief Supt E. Sundra Rajan said it began when the teacher received a call from a woman claiming to be from the Inland Revenue Board on April 21, claiming she owed RM39,200 in income tax arrears.
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