Schoolgirl loses RM20k to investment scam


KUANTAN: A Form Six student lost RM22,300, including her inheritance from her late mother, after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme on Telegram last month.

Pahang police chief Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the 19-year-old victim said 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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