Managing director loses RM520,000 to Macau scammers posing as cops


JOHOR BARU: A 46-year-old managing director lost RM520,000 after falling for a Macau scam from a person claiming to be a member of the police.

Johor Police chief Comm M. Kumar said the victim lodged a report on Sunday (June 2) after realising he was duped.

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