Retired teacher loses almost RM92,000 to online scammers


KUANTAN: A retired teacher was conned of RM91,980 by an online scam syndicate which threatened her with legal action for allegedly being involved in money laundering.

Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 62-year-old woman had received a telephone call last Friday (March 3) from a so-called officer of the Health Ministry in Putrajaya who accused her of buying a big amount of medicines from a clinic in Kedah.

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