Lecturer loses RM294,000 to scammers 


KUANTAN: A lecturer lost RM294,000 after falling victim to phone scammers who claimed to be police and a representative of an e-commerce company.

Pahang police chief Comm Datuk Seri Yahaya Othman said the lecturer, aged 44, received a call on April 30 from someone claiming to be a representative of an e-commerce platform who said his telephone number had been used for fraudulent activities.

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