KUANTAN: A pensioner lost RM229,606.11 after falling victim to an online fraud syndicate, or 'phone scam,' in which the perpetrators impersonated representatives of the Health Ministry and a police officer.
State police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said that the 58-year-old man received a call from someone claiming to be a representative from the Health Ministry Putrajaya headquarters. The scammer informed him that he had taken an extra supply of medication in November last year.
