Clerk loses over RM700,000 in online forex scam


  • Nation
  • Wednesday, 23 Jun 2021

PORT DICKSON: A 39-year-old clerk here has been cheated of almost RM715,000 in an online foreign exchange scam.

District police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed said the victim began investing in the foreign exchange scheme in January last year after being introduced by a friend.

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