They loved and lost, to online scammers

Johor police chief Comm M. Kumar (middle) showing the script used by the scammers to gain their victim's trust before offering them a fake investment scam.

JOHOR BARU: “I don’t know why I love you; I just know you’re the only reason why I cannot love others,” is among the lines used by scammers working at a fake investment call centre based in the city centre here.

This group promoted its investment scams through social media and communications apps such as TikTok, Telegram, and WeChat.