KUCHING, Nov. 17 -- A 72-year-old woman here lost more than RM1.3 million after falling victim to a phone scam that began in July.

Kuching police chief ACP Alexson Naga Chabu said a report on the case was received yesterday.

He said the whole ordeal began on July 31, when the victim was contacted by an unknown individual claiming to be from the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC).

The suspect told the victim that her phone number was linked to a criminal case.

"The suspect then transferred the call to another individual who identified himself as 'Sergeant Tan', who claimed to be from the Terengganu police headquarters.

"The suspect instructed the victim to transfer money for investigation purposes into seven dif...