Conned of life savings in 13 minutes


All is lost: Koh showing the police report he lodged after he was swindled out of his life savings at the Perak MCA headquarters.

IPOH: Thinking that he was securing his money from fraud, a 62-year-old man lost all of his life savings of RM9,700 within 13 minutes instead.

Sitiawan-based fishmonger Koh Choon Song said a man claiming to be from Bank Negara called him on Oct 29, telling him that he had to settle his credit card bill of RM4,770.

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