Scammed: Clerk loses RM45,000 after donating to non-existent refugee fund


MELAKA: A 30-year-old female clerk lost RM45,000 after being convinced to donate towards an international fund to assist children of refugees.

In her police report, the victim who works in a company here had befriended the man on social media, early last month.

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