Student scammed RM10k by 'US collector' trying to purchase out-of-circulation M'sian currency

By R.S.N. MURALI

MELAKA: A Form Six student here lost RM10,000 to a fraudster claiming to be an antique collector from the United States who wanted to buy a RM2 note and five one-sen coins, both of which are no longer in circulation.

State Commercial Crime chief Supt E. Sundra Rajan said the 19-year-old student lodged a police report on the incident on Wednesday (Nov 25).

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