Local university student loses over RM18,000 to job scam syndicate

The victim later realised he had been duped after he was instructed to make additional payments when he had yet to receive the previous capital payments and commissions. — AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

JOHOR BAHRU: A public university student lost RM18,193.98 after a syndicate offered him a job through an ecommerce platform that promised returns on commission within a short period of time.

Johor police chief Datuk Kamarul Zaman Mamat said the local male victim, aged 22, lodged a report yesterday.