Online scams cost 302 Pahang Govt retirees over RM20mil since 2022


KUANTAN: Over the past three years, from 2022 to 2024, online scams have cost retired civil servants in Pahang more than RM20mil, affecting 302 individuals, the Pahang legislative assembly was told Tuesday.

State Consumer Affairs and Human Resources Committee chairman Sim Chon Siang said that in 2022, 85 retirees were scammed, incurring losses of more than RM8.9mil.

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