Retiree loses RM57,300 in love scam


KEPALA BATAS (Bernama): A retiree lost RM57,300 after falling victim to a love scam on social media recently.

North Seberang Perai OCPD Asst Comm Noorzainy Mohd Noor said the 55-year-old woman, who used to work in a factory, claimed to have befriended a man, who allegedly lived abroad, through social media.

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