NGO officer loses more than RM170,000 to phone scam

IPOH: A non-governmental organisation public service officer from Taiping lost about RM177,700 to a phone scam.

Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the victim, 72, had received a call from an unknown individual who claimed to be from the Digital and Communications Ministry and alleged that the former's bank account was involved in money laundering activities on June 12 at about 2.30pm.