Jobless woman loses savings to scammer


KULAI: A 27-year-old unemployed woman lost five years of her hard-earned savings after falling prey to a scam here.

The former sales executive, who only wanted to be known as Tay, said she was duped into parting with RM10,000 by a scammer who claimed he could offer her a personal loan.

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