Two seniors lose RM500,000 to scammers


JOHOR BARU: Two Johoreans have been made poorer by nearly half a million ringgit in total after they were duped in separate love and job scams, says the Johor deputy police chief.

Deputy Comm M. Kumar said two separate reports were lodged by the victims recently.

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