Senior citizen loses RM400,000 In parcel scam


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 31 Aug 2021

SEREMBAN (Bernama): A senior citizen in Port Dickson lost RM400,000 in a parcel scam after befriending a woman on social media since June last year.

Negeri Sembilan Commercial CID chief Supt Aibee Ab Ghani said the 78-year-old retiree claimed that he came to know the woman by the name of ‘Velostin Tina’ from the United States of America on Facebook.

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