Retiree cheated of over RM100,000 in Macau scam


SEREMBAN: A 66-year-old retiree from Port Dickson has lost almost RM110,000 in a Macau scam.

Negri Sembilan Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Aibee Ab Ghani said the victim, who worked in the oil and gas industry previously, received a call from a man who introduced himself as "Sergeant Lee" from the Ipoh police headquarters on Dec 10.

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