64-year-old company manager loses RM6.1 million to investment scam via Facebook ad and Digzax.com platform
Summary
A 64-year-old company manager lost RM6.1 million in an investment scam after responding to a Facebook advertisement. The victim was connected with an individual posing as Raymond Goh, an investment group trainer. He joined a WhatsApp group and participated in investment activities for about two weeks. The suspect instructed the victim to register on the Digzax.com platform, where he made nine transactions into five bank accounts. After seeing a fictitious profit of RM28.9 million, the victim was told to pay taxes to withdraw funds, at which point he realized he had been scammed. The case is being investigated under Section 420 of the Penal Code.
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