Love scam: 28-year-old woman clears RM418k from mother's bank account for 'lover'


KUANTAN (Bernama): A 28-year-old woman here withdrew RM418,400 from her mother's bank account all because of her "lover" whom she had met via a social media application.

Revealing the case, Pahang Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Supt Mohd Wazir Mohd Yusof said the 28-year-old woman claimed that she got to know the man, purportedly a Malay businessman living in France, via an application on Dec 22.

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