Woman loses over RM500,000 to scammer posing as her younger brother

By Remar Nordin

Nation
Saturday, 20 Jan 2024
7:13 PM MYT

ISKANDAR PUTERI: A 31-year-old woman lost more than half a million of her life savings after being duped by a scammer who had impersonated her younger brother.

Iskandar Puteri OCPD Asst Comm Rahmat Ariffin said the police received a police report from the victim at 4.20pm on Friday (Jan 19) after noticing that she had been cheated.

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Tags / Keywords: Scam , Dupe , Victim , Younger Brother , Police , Johor

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