Rubber-tapper cheated of almost RM100,000 in love scam

By SARBAN SINGH

JEMPOL: A 58-year-old rubber tapper here has been cheated of almost RM100,000 in a love scam.

Jempol district police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the man from a new village in Air Hitam met a woman by the name of Sarah Wong on Facebook in February.

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