Penang pensioner loses over RM800,000 to online investment scam


GEORGE TOWN: A pensioner lost over RM800,000 to an online investment scam advertised on a social media platform.

State police chief Comm Datuk Hamzah Ahmad said the Central Seberang Perai commercial crime department received a complaint from a 55-year-old man regarding the scam on June 12.

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