Septuagenarian loses RM426,450 to Macau scam

BATU PAHAT - An elderly woman claimed to have lost RM426,450 after falling victim to a Macau Scam syndicate.

Batu Pahat district police chief ACP Ismail Dollah said last August, the 73-year-old woman received a call from a man who identified himself as a police officer and was told that she had a debt with a bank.

"The call was then transferred to one ‘Datuk Seri’ who said that the victim was also involved in a drug case and offered to solve the case if the woman made some payments to the account provided.

"The victim then made four payments through cash deposit machines and one online transaction, all totalling RM426,450,” he said in a statement today.

Ismail said the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.

He also advised the public to be wary of calls from unidentified numbers and to check with the authorities if they have any doubts. - BERNAMA