Account manager loses RM1.36mil to investment scam


GEORGE TOWN: An account manager from a private company lost RM1.36mil after falling victim to an online investment scam.

Penang police chief Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the Commercial Crime Investigation Division received a report from the 70-year-old man, who claimed he was the victim of a fraud syndicate.

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