Company manager loses over RM1.2mil to Macau scammers


ALOR SETAR: A company manager lost more than RM1.2mil to a Macau Scam syndicate after she was duped by a person posing as an insurance agent.

Kedah Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Elias Omar said the 46-year-old woman from Kulim received a phone call in October last year from a 'Sabrina' from Etiqa Insurance, asking the victim to make payment towards a RM70,000 policy.

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