Kuching man loses RM160,000 to online investment scam


KUCHING: Tempted by online investment advertisements on social media, a man in his late 40s fell victim to a stock investment scam syndicate on a WhatsApp group that resulted in him losing about RM160,000.

Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Mohd Azman Ahmad Sapri said the victim, a company manager in Bau, fell for an ad ‘HY Your Investing Friend Pembelajaran Stok Market’ on Facebook in September.

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