Single mother loses RM21,000 to Facebook ‘friend’


Low (left) holding up a tablet showing the bank account with Jessie (right) used to send money to the scammer. - RONNIE CHIN/THE STAR

IPOH: A 55-year-old single mother lost about RM21,000 out of compassion for a "friend" she befriended on Facebook.

The woman, who only wished to be known as Jessie, got to know the man, named Poon Ken, on April 2.

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