Online dealings see beautician, teacher poorer by RM32k


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 16 Jan 2019

SIBU: A beautician and a teacher were cheated of a total of RM32,340 in two separate scam cases.

In the first case involving the beautician, the 27-year-old was offered a "chance" by a WeChat user to purchase RM49,380's worth of Chinese yuan, at just RM30,000 on Jan 14, said Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Stanley Jonathan Ringgit.

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