Woman loses RM348,050 to Facebook friend


MIRI: An administrative clerk lost RM348,050 after being duped by a male friend she knew through the Facebook since January 2014.

The 52-year-old woman had lodged a police report at 4.08pm Friday and the case was being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code, which provides for a jail term of not more than 10 years and a fine upon conviction.

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