JOHOR BARU: A 58-year-old widow parted with more than RM508,000 to her "Australian lover” after falling prey to a love scam.
The woman got to know the scammer, believed to be in his 40s, through Facebook in October last year, said Johor Commercial Crimes Investigation Department chief Asst Comm Mohd Salleh Abdullah.
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