KUCHING, April 28 -- A retired civil servant here lost RM122,000 after being duped by three suspected foreign nationals offering to help rid her of bad luck.

Padawan acting police chief DSP Lim Jaw Shyong said the victim, in her early 60s, was approached by three women - believed to be Chinese nationals - while she was at a market in Mile 10 Kota Padawan around 6am Saturday.

"The suspects asked her for help in locating an old man known as 'Akek' who was supposedly a traditional medicine practitioner.

"They also told the victim that she was 'suffering' from bad luck and that she should follow them to seek 'treatment'," he said in a statement today.

Lim said the victim was asked to get into a car with the suspects who then proceeded to ...