Govt retiree duped of nearly RM200K by scammers


ALOR GAJAH: A pensioner here has lost her retirement funds of close to RM195,000 after falling prey to a Macau scam.

Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu said the victim, a woman in her late 50s, was contacted by a woman caller claiming to be a lawyer.

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