Senior citizen loses over RM134,000 in phone scam


KEPALA BATAS: A senior citizen lost RM134,503 to a Macau scam syndicate, says North Seberang Prai police chief ACP Mohd Radzi Ahmad.

He said the private sector retiree, 61, lodged a police report over the incident yesterday, claiming that she received a call from a man who introduced himself as a bank officer.

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