Reports by MANJIT KAUR, STEPHANIE LEE and JOHN BARRY
IPOH: Online scammers will usually operate out of their base country to avoid arrest, says Perak MCA public services and complaints bureau chief Low Guo Nan.
He said the scammers would gain the trust of victims by befriending them through social media sites like Facebook or WeChat, which is especially popular in China.
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