KUANTAN: A Form Six student lost RM22,300 - including inheritance money from her late mother - after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme on Telegram last month.
Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 19-year-old victim claimed that on Dec 14, she paid RM1,000 as capital to obtain an identification number and password to the investment website, with the promise of receiving a return within three hours.
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