A housewife in Malacca lost RM2.08 million after being cheated by a Macau scam syndicate member who posed as a police officer with the title ‘Datuk’, claiming that she was involved in drug dealing and money laundering.

Malacca Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt E Sundra Rajan said the woman, 49, received a call on Jan 10 from an individual claiming to be from the Pahang contingent police headquarters...