Company director loses over RM5mil in love scam


KUALA LUMPUR: A female company director in Ipoh, Perak, lost RM5.29mil after being duped by a man, who claimed to be an American, whom she met on an online dating site.

Kuala Lumpur police chief Datuk Azmi Abu Kassim said the 64-year-old victim lodged a police report in the capital Thursday (July 28).

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