IPT employee loses RM500,000 to online love scam

By MAHADHIR MONIHULDIN

PETALING JAYA: A female staff member at a higher learning institution (IPT) in Kuala Terengganu was cheated out of RM500,000 in an online love scam.

Kuala Terengganu OCPD Asst Comm Abdul Rahim Md Din told Malay language daily Sinar Harian that the woman met the man, who is believed to be a foreigner, on an online dating platform in July 2020.

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Love Scam , Police , Kuala Terengganu , IPT , Institution of Higher Learning

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