Govt officer lodges report after receiving death threat from scammer over botched cat deal


MELAKA: A senior government officer has lodged a police report after receiving a death threat over a botched deal on the purchase of a Siamese cat.

The officer, in his 50s, claimed that he had received the threat from an online scammer who identified himself as "Marzuki" at 9pm on Feb 5.

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