Retiree claims cheated out of RM16,000 by nephew

KUANTAN (Bernama): A retiree lodged a police report here claiming he was cheated out of RM16,000 by his nephew, which the victim claimed to have paid to secure the release of his son who was allegedly detained by the police for a drug offence.

Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 62-year-old retiree claimed that on July 6, he received a WhatsApp message from a man claiming to be a police officer about his son being detained for a drug offence by the Jerantut police.