Widow cheated of more than RM1mil in love scam


SEREMBAN: A 57-year-old widow has been cheated of RM1.15mil in a love scam by a man she befriended through a chat and dating application.

State commercial crime chief Supt Aibee Ab Ghani said the victim is a government servant who came to know the 57-year-old suspect in Sept last year and subsequently fell in love with him.

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Love scam , Cheating , RM1.15mil , Crime

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