IT was reported a few days ago that a 76-year-old housewife lost RM255,000 after being duped by a Macau scam syndicate, “10 suspects arrested for running loan scam” (The Star, Feb 25).
The woman received a telephone call from someone claiming to be a police officer from Kuala Lumpur who informed her that she was involved in money laundering activities. Fearing arrest, the victim conducted 11 bank transactions totalling RM255,000 to nine different accounts from Feb 13 to 21.
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