Five held over RM77,000 scratch-and-win scam targeting elderly (opens original article in a new tab)

Five people have been arrested for a RM77,000 scam targeting elderly individuals through a scratch-and-win scheme, resulting in the theft of jewellery and cash from two victims in Ipoh and Taiping.

• Five people arrested in connection with a RM77,000 scam targeting elderly individuals
• Scam involved fake scratch-and-win scheme to defraud two elderly women of jewellery and cash
• Incidents occurred in Ipoh and Taiping