Senior citizen loses RM173,500 savings to phone scam


SEREMBAN: A 66-year-old woman has lost RM173,500 in a phone scam here.

Seremban police chief Asst Comm Mohamad Hatta Che Din said the victim lodged a report on Wednesday upon realising that she had been duped.

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