Sales officer loses nearly RM2mil to investment scam

By IMRAN HILMY

GEORGE TOWN: A 53-year-old sales officer from Penang lost RM1.97 million after falling victim to an online investment scam falsely using the name of a well-known US financial services company.

Penang police chief Comm Datuk Azizee Ismail said the woman lodged a police report at the George Town police headquarters Commercial Crime Investigation Department on Wednesday (Oct 29).

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