Family pays RM13K 'ransom' for return of man who fell for job scam

IPOH: The family of a 29-year-old man paid RM13,000 to secure his return after he was conned into taking a job in the Philippines.

The former salesman, who only wished to be known as Leong, said he was promised a job in a casino by a friend named Roy Hew Kim Loy, who enticed him by showing a social media page describing the job.