Crypto scam: 80-year-old woman loses RM10.4mil

KUALA LUMPUR: An 80-year-old woman lost a whopping RM10.4mil after she was duped by a cryptocurrency-based investment scam.

Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf said the retiree in Perak began investing in the scheme after she was added into a WhatsApp Group which promoted cryptocurrency investment schemes.