Businessman loses RM266k in scam in bid to buy face masks

SIBU: A businessman lost RM266,153 in a scam when he tried to purchase 20,000 boxes of face masks on the Internet.

Sibu OCPD Asst Comm Stanley Jonathan Ringgit said around 7pm on Wednesday (Feb 19), the 36-year old victim received a call from a friend from Singapore who asked him to find face masks as the republic had run out of stock due to the Covid-19 outbreak.