Retired teacher duped of RM480,000


SEREMBAN: Yet another individual has been duped, this time a retired teacher – who lost RM480,000 to scammers she had spoken to over the phone.

Seremban police chief Asst Comm Arifai Tarawe said the 56-year-old victim had received a call on Nov 15 from an individual claiming to be from a courier company and have a parcel containing a cheque book and an identity card registered under her name.

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