Engineer loses almost RM3mil to Macau scam


BUKIT MERTAJAM: An engineer has lost RM2.9mil after falling prey to a Macau scam.

Penang police chief Comm Datuk Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said on Dec 1 last year, the 45-year-old victim received a phone call from a man claiming to be from a courier company, saying that she had a package containing identity cards, ATM cards and passports belonging to several individuals.

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