Retiree loses over RM160,000 in investment scam on WhatsApp

By MYSARA FAUZI

JOHOR BARU: The promise of lucrative returns lured a 74-year-old retiree into an investment scam, costing him more than RM160,000 of his savings.

Johor Baru South OCPD ACP Raub Selamat said the man received a WhatsApp message from a woman claiming to be "Jane Chong" while at his home in Woodlands Drive, Singapore.

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