Elderly woman duped of RM18,000 by online acquaintance


  • Nation
  • Sunday, 21 Jul 2019

KUANTAN (Bernama): A 63-year-old woman was cheated of RM18,000 when she tried to help a friend purportedly detained by the Immigration Department.

Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Yusof said the suspect, whom the victim claimed was a businessman in London, came to Malaysia on July 16 after she befriended him via social network in June.

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