KUCHING: A 55-year-old woman suffered losses amounting to RM1.18mil after falling victim to a Macau scam recently.
The information technology staff member at a private company in Bintulu said she received a phone call on May 22 from an unknown man from Putrajaya, who claimed she had registered a phone number in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.
Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the call was then transferred to two individuals claiming to be “Sergeant Wong” and “Inspector Khoo” from Kota Kinabalu, who told the victim she was also suspected of being involved in money laundering.
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