Taiping businesswoman loses RM213,700 after being scammed by two bogus moneylenders


IPOH: A 51-year-old businesswoman who wanted to get a loan lost more than RM200,000 after being cheated by two different bogus money lending syndicates.

Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the woman from Taiping lodged a police report over the matter on Monday (Oct 2).

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