Taiping factory operator loses RM449,000 to investment scam


IPOH: A factory operator in Taiping lost RM449,100 after falling victim to a non-existent investment scheme.

Taiping OCPD Asst Comm Mohamad Nasir Ismail said the victim came across a Facebook advertisement on Feb 16 for the purportedly US-based scheme and was attracted to the high return rate offered.

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