Retiree falls prey to phone scam, loses RM1.2mil

KUCHING: A private sector retiree has lodged a police report claiming that he suffered losses of RM1.2mil in a phone scam in April.

Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the 66-year-old man from Miri district claimed to have received a phone call from the suspect on April 18, saying the victim was involved in a money laundering case.