Factory supervisor loses RM1.04mil in online business scam


JOHOR BARU: A factory supervisor was scammed out of RM1.04mil after allegedly being deceived by an online business scheme at the end of July.

Johor police chief Comm Datuk M. Kumar stated that the 47-year-old woman became acquainted with an individual through TikTok, and started communicating via the Line messaging app.

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