Skin game: Sabah varsity student duped of RM50,000 in love scam


KOTA KINABALU: A 19-year-old university student here parted with almost RM50,000 after falling victim to a love scam.

The woman, studying at a local university here, befriended a “man” over Telegram on Feb 5.

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