Victims of online scams ‘driven by greed’


JOHOR BARU: Malaysians only have themselves to blame for falling prey to online investment scams despite countless media reports warning about them.

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) counselling centre director Dr Zulfikar Ahmad said the victims were not limited to those who were poorly educated, but included professionals and senior civil servants.

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