Woman loses RM6.2mil to gold investment scam


IPOH: A 61-year-old factory owner from Taman Rasi Jaya here lost about RM6.2mil after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme.

Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the sum was the largest amount of money an individual had lost to scammers in the state this year.

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