57-year-old woman loses RM382,000 to scammers


IPOH: A 57-year-old project manager has been cheated of almost RM382,000 in a phone scam in Taiping.

Perak police chief Datuk Seri Comm Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the woman realised that funds had been transferred out of her bank account to 11 other different accounts.

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