Lab assistant in Melaka loses over RM120,000 to cryptocurrency scam


ALOR GAJAH: A 29-year-old laboratory assistant here has reported losing over RM120,000 to a cryptocurrency investment scam in 2020.

Alor Gajah OCPD Supt Arshad Abu said the deception came to light when the woman lodged a report recently after she fell victim to the investment scam in 2020 when she was aged 26.

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