Civil servant loses over RM160,000 in investment scam


KUANTAN: A civil servant lost more than RM160,000 to a syndicate offering a fraudulent investment scheme that was introduced to him by a woman he befriended on Facebook. 

Maran OCPD Supt Wong Kim Wai said that after a month of getting to know each other, the suspect offered the victim an investment opportunity and claimed she could help him withdraw the profits.

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