Retired teacher loses over RM200,000 to insurance phone scam


KUALA TERENGGANU: A 62-year-old retired Community Development Department (Kemas) teacher lost RM200,300 in a phone scam.

According to Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor, the woman received a call on May 25 from a suspect posing as an insurance representative, falsely accusing her of making a fraudulent insurance claim.

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