Man loses RM42,300 to another man in love scam


SIBU: A self-employed man was cheated out of RM42,300 in a love scam by another man he met on social media.

Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said that on Sept 21, the 42-year-old victim got to know a man who identified himself as “Michael Bill” on Facebook.

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