Housewife, 60, loses almost half a million ringgit to scammers

By SARBAN SINGH

PORT DICKSON: A 60-year-old housewife here has lost about RM480,000 to scammers in a so-called online savings scheme.

District police chief Supt Aidi Sham Mohamed said the woman was contacted via Facebook Messenger on Oct 3 by an unidentified party offering her a free book on financial management.

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