Retired teacher loses RM200,000 to scammers


KUALA TERENGGANU: Scammers contacted a retired teacher on National Day telling her that she had an insurance claim of RM68,000 but the series of events following that phone call led to her losing over RM200,000.

Kuala Terengganu district police chief Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said that on Aug 31, the victim, a 65-year-old woman, received a phone call from a person claiming to be an employee of Ampang Medical Centre.

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