E-hailing driver loses over RM147,000 to social media investment scam

By VENESA DEVI

JOHOR BARU: A 65-year-old e-hailing driver lost more than RM147,000 after falling victim to an investment scam he discovered on social media.

Seri Alam OCPD Asst Comm Mohd Sohaimi Ishak reported that the victim encountered an advertisement promoting a cryptocurrency investment on Facebook in October last year.

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