RM5.2mil lost to investment scam

United in despair: More than 50 scam victims gathering to speak about the vending machine investment scheme that had defrauded them of more than RM5mil combined. — CHAN TAK KONG/The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: A former cleaner who withdrew from her Employees Provident Fund (EPF) savings to invest in a vending machine scheme is among 54 people now in despair for having lost a total of around RM5.2mil.

They had put in between RM1,000 and RM450,000 since 2023, believing they would get good returns.