Batu Pahat farmer loses RM290,000 in Macau scam


BATU PAHAT: A farmer lost RM290,000 to scammers posing as Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) and police officers.

Batu Pahat OCPD Asst Comm Shahrulanuar Mushaddat Abdullah Sani said the 61-year-old man received a call from a woman claiming to be an MCMC officer on Aug 25.

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