Elderly man in US scammed of RM23.64mil when he tried to claim ‘inheritance’ in Singapore


The victim made transfers to various bank accounts from April 2020 to December 2021. — The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: An elderly man in the United States sent about US$5.3mil (RM23.64mil or S$7mil) to multiple accounts over more than a year after he was told he could claim an inheritance of property in Singapore.

The scammers in the US then spent almost all the money on items that included Louis Vuitton and Apple goods.

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