Pensioner loses half a million ringgit to Macau scam in Johor


JOHOR BARU: An 85-year-old man lost over half a million ringgit to a Macau scam in Johor.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the pensioner lost RM529,300 after receiving a call from a suspect who introduced himself as a police officer in May.

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