Businessman loses over RM500,000 in scam


KUALA LUMPUR: A businessman lost over RM500,000 in a scam after he was duped into believing that he was purchasing over 600 tonnes of palm oil.

City Commercial Crime Investigation Department chief Asst Comm Mahidisham Ishak, in a statement on Thursday (Jan 27), said the victim operates a business in China and was cheated by a suspect, a Malaysian, after a meeting on Oct 4, 2021.

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