Woman Loses Almost RM500,000 To Macau Scam
NIBONG TEBAL, May 5 (Bernama) -- A woman working for a private company lost RM489,550 after falling victim to a Macau Scam syndicate recently.
Seberang Perai Selatan (SPS) police chief Supt Jay January Siowou said the 39-year-old woman received a phone call on Feb 17 from an individual claiming to be a police officer, who accused her of being involved in a criminal case.
"The individual claimed that the suspect needed to make payments to settle the investigation that is supposedly being carried out against her. The suspect also threatened her not to inform anyone of the matter.
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