Malaysian jailed over scam where S$1mil of retiree’s savings were transferred to other bank accounts


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SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): A man has been sentenced to jail over his role in a scam that saw a retiree losing S$1 million in life savings after the money was transferred to other bank accounts without her knowledge.

Court documents did not state if Dickson Jong Chee Siang was part of the group that scammed the 75-year-old retiree.

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