Retiree loses over half a million ringgit to scammer posing as cop

By MOHD FARHAAN SHAH

JOHOR BARU: A retiree lost over RM500,000 due to a scammer posing as a police officer.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said that police received a report coming from the 75-year-old male victim on Tuesday (January 9).

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