Compiled by KHOO JIAN TENG, C. ARUNO and R. ARAVINTHAN
A LOVESICK single mother in Terengganu lost RM60,500 after being deceived by a “virtual lover” she had just met on a social media application, Kosmo! reported.
It was reported that most of the missing money was a personal loan taken out by the victim, who works as a restaurant assistant.
Kuala Terengganu district police chief Asst Comm Azli Mohd Noor said the victim, who is in her 30s, met a man through the TikTok app early last month.
“They then communicated via WhatsApp before she was asked to make a payment supposedly for a hotel booking on April 10.
“The victim then transferred RM500 into the e-wallet account provided by the suspect,” he said.
Azli said the suspect later asked the victim for more money to “help” open his bank account, which was supposedly blocked on April 22.
He said the single mother then fulfilled the request by transferring RM60,000 into a bank account provided by the suspect.
> At 71, Zakaria Abdul Wahab, better known as “Atok Grab”, continues to work tirelessly as a food delivery rider, undeterred by his age or life’s challenges, Berita Harian reported.
Zakaria began working with the Grab platform in 2021 during the Covid-19 pandemic and has continued until now to support his family.
He said the job appealed to him because it was easier and more flexible compared with other forms of work.
“The Grab system is easy (to use), regardless of age. We just accept orders and deliver them.
“Even cancelling orders is simple,” he said.
Zakaria currently still shoulders family responsibilities, including helping his 39-year-old son, who suffered a stroke a few months ago.
He said the situation has forced him to continue working to cope with rising daily expenses.
“I can’t just stay at home. I need to go out and work because I have a wife and children to support, especially after my eldest son suffered a stroke,” he said.
“I’m also trying to earn extra money to get him treatment so that he can recover.”
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
