Pensioner loses RM108,000 to phone scam


KUALA TERENGGANU: A 61-year-old pensioner has lost RM108,000 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate.

Kuala Terengganu police chief ACP Azli Mohd Noor said the victim was contacted on Jan 10 by a suspect posing as an insurance representative, who claimed her name had been misused for a false insurance claim of RM63,000.

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