Large amounts cleared out in minutes


PETALING JAYA: It took scammers only 20 minutes to clear out RM70,000 from housewife K. Priya’s bank account.

Now, the 52–year-old is pleading for the government to put in place a mechanism to compensate victims and for banking authorities to activate a kill switch for suspicious activities.

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