64-year-old woman loses RM334,964 to scammers posing as authorities


KUCHING: A 64-year-old woman in Miri lost RM334,964 after falling victim to an online scam syndicate posing as authorities.

Miri OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Farhan Lee Abdullah said based on the report lodged on Thursday (Sept 11), the victim received a phone call from an unknown number with the caller introducing himself as an officer from the Putrajaya National Anti-Drugs Agency (AADK), and claiming that the victim was involved in a fraud syndicate.

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