Macau scammers swindle retiree of RM373,000


KANGAR: A 61-year-old pensioner lost RM373,000 to a Macau scam syndicate that had been harrying her since November last year.

Perlis Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Supt Wan Aedil Wan Abdullah said the woman reported having received a telephone call from a person posing as an insurance company representative about her “claim” for medical treatment after a road accident.

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