Senior citizen loses RM588,000 to Macau scam


KUCHING: A 61-year-old senior citizen in Miri lost RM588,000 in savings after being deceived by a Macau scam syndicate posing as authorities.

Miri OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said, according to the report, the victim, who is a trader, received a phone call from an individual impersonating an officer from the National Scam Response Centre (NSRC), alleging that she was involved in a fraud syndicate.

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