Student loses over RM9,000 in scam


Mohd Rawi (left) and Foon holding the fake RM100 ringgit notes received from a customer.

BELIEVING he has won a prize from a well-known food and beverage company, a 15-year-old student instead caused his aunt to lose about RM9,431 to a scam.

V. Kumar, from Kampung Selabak in Teluk Intan received a WhatsApp message from an unknown number indicating that he had won a RM27,000 prize.

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