Senior citizen loses more than RM200,000 after falling prey to investment scam

IPOH: A 67-year-old former school clerk was cheated of about RM242,000 after falling victim to an investment scam.

Kuala Kangsar OCPD Asst Comm Heisham Harun said the victim was attracted to an investment plan that had an "overly" good offer, which promised an 8,000% return in profit.

"The victim had found out about the investment scheme on Facebook in April.

"She made 25 transactions into 16 different bank accounts between April and June," he said in a statement on Saturday (July 6).

"She only realised that she was cheated after not getting the profits as promised," he said, adding that the money was the victim's own savings.

ACP Heisham advised the public to be more careful when browsing through content on social media platforms.

"Always be updated with the latest scamming trends," he said.