Civil servant loses RM468,000 to Macau scam


BATU PAHAT: A female civil servant claimed to have lost RM468,000 after falling victim to a Macau scam.

Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Ismail Dollah said the woman, aged 38, claimed a "police officer" from the Sabah police contingent contacted her on Aug 4 this year and told her that she was involved in money laundering and offered to help her.

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