Pensioner loses RM4.3mil to love scam


KUANTAN: A government pensioner claimed to have lost over RM4.3mil to a love scam syndicate after getting acquainted with an “American” man through Facebook last year.

Pahang police chief Datuk Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 66-year-old woman claimed to have been duped by the man, who claimed to be a geologist at an oil and gas company in the United States, to depart with her money between Dec 2, 2021, and May 31 this year.

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