Senior citizen loses RM52,300 in 'love scam'


KUANTAN: A 74-year-old woman was conned of RM52,300 in a love scam after befriending a man on Facebook last December.

Pahang Commercial Criminal Investigation Department head Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the woman claimed the man, who claimed to be Nelson Michael Jr, from the United States, and working in Miri, Sarawak, contacted her through Facebook.

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