Retiree loses RM45,000 to nude video blackmailer


JEMPOL: A phone call cost a retiree nearly RM45,000 in life savings after he was blackmailed by his long-distance crush, who video-recorded him with his pants down.

Jempol police chief Supt Hoo Chang Hook said the retired civil servant’s troubles started on May 29 after the woman, believed to be in a foreign country, contacted him via Facebook Messenger.

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