Clerk loses RM80, 000 to man posing as cop in Macau scam


IPOH: A 51-year-old clerk lost about RM80, 000 in Teluk Intan to a man claiming to be a police officer in what is believed to be a Macau scam.

Hilir Perak OCPD Asst Comm Ahmad Adnan Basri said the woman received a call earlier this month from a person claiming to be a police officer from Sabah, stating that the victim was involved in money-laundering activities.

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