Cat scam: Pre-school teacher loses almost RM70,000

By SARBAN SINGH

SEREMBAN: A 26-year-old pre-school teacher who wanted to buy a Scottish fold cat online for RM900 ended up being scammed of almost RM70,000.

State Commercial Crime Investigations Department chief Supt Aibee Ab Ghani said the victim came across an advertisement on Facebook on Oct 23 and decided to make the purchase.

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