KUCHING: Phone scam syndicates have caused nearly RM7 million in losses across 98 cases investigated by Kuching police since January.
According to District Police Chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu, one of the latest victims—a 61-year-old woman—was tricked into believing a RM7 million parcel under her name had been seized.
The scammers, posing as government officers, later pressured her into transferring RM92,100 through 19 transactions.
She only realised she had been scammed when the perpetrators continued pressing her for additional payments.