Admin officer loses over RM200,000 in phone scam


KUALA TERENGGANU: A 31-year-old administrative officer lost RM220,000 after falling victim to a phone scam syndicate in September.

Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the victim received a call on Sept 3 from a man claiming to be an officer from the money-laundering investigative unit of a major bank.

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