Retiree loses over RM142,000 in car sale scam


KUALA TERENGGANU: A private sector retiree lost his savings of RM142,300 after being scammed by an advertisement on social media on the supposed sale of a 4WD vehicle.

Terengganu police chief Dept Comm Datuk Mohd Khairi Khairudin said the 55-year-old man surfed the site on May 13 and saw an advertisement on the sale of a Mitsubishi Pajero which was supposedly being auctioned off by a bank for RM28,000.

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