Lebanese man makes off with US$30,000 in fake currency exchange deal


KUALA LUMPUR: A Lebanese man ran off with over RM150,000 in US dollars after duping a victim into meeting him to change currencies.

In a statement on Tuesday (Dec 13), Ampang Jaya OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Farouk Eshak said that the incident occurred around noon on the same day in front of a restaurant near Ampang Point.

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Robbery , USD30 , 000 , Ampang , Currency Exchange

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