Retired teacher in Perak loses RM585,904 to scam caller

By IVAN LOH

IPOH: A retired teacher in Hutan Melintang lost RM585,904 after getting a scam phone call about a hospital insurance claim.

Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the victim, 59, had on Jan 14, received a call from an unknown caller, allegedly informing that she has an unresolved insurance claim at a private hospital in Ampang that amounted to about RM68,800.

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