Asst manager in Sabah loses RM2.5mil in love scam


KOTA KINABALU: A woman was cheated out of RM2.5mil in a love scam by a man claiming to be South Korean whom she befriended on social media.

The woman gave the suspect the money through 41 bank transfers to 24 bank accounts over two months from May 26, Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jauteh Dikun told a press conference in Penampang near here Thursday (July 13).

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