Running on empathy: Love scams reaped RM20mil this year, says CCID director

By JUSTIN ZACK

KUALA LUMPUR: Love scams are still breaking hearts and emptying bank accounts in the country, with Bukit Aman recording RM20mil in losses from such cases this year up to August.

Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) director Comm Datuk Seri Ramli Mohamed Yoosuf (pic) said statistics from January to August found that 368 women and 128 men had fallen victim to these scams.

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