Kuantan housewife loses RM230,000 to scammers

KUANTAN: A housewife has lost RM229,627 of her savings after she put her money in a fake investment scheme she learnt about on a messaging app.

Pahang police chief Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the 51-year-old victim claimed that the money came from her Employee Provident Fund (EPF) contributions and the insurance payout after her husband's death.

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