Single mum in SG who lost over RM307,000 to a job scam thought she could earn RM62,000 in a week

Lee made 40 transfers to different bank accounts in one week, losing more than S$89,000 to scammers. — DESMOND FOO/The Straits Times/ANN

SINGAPORE: Hoping to be financially independent, a single mother of two took up what seemed like a legitimate marketing job through a Facebook advertisement.

Instead, the 31-year-old lost about S$89,000 (RM307,169) – about 10 years’ worth of savings – in a week to scammers.