53-year-old woman loses RM925,850 to love scam via Facebook and WhatsApp messages
Summary
A 53-year-old woman lost nearly RM1 million to a love scam after communicating with a man claiming to be from Yemen through Facebook and WhatsApp. The man gave her two rings as a symbol of his commitment to marry her. On February 5, 2024, he told her he needed money for hospital treatment and promised to repay her when he came to Malaysia. Between February 5 and March 25, 2024, she made 166 transactions totaling RM925,850 into 15 different bank accounts. She discovered the scam when the man failed to arrive in Malaysia and blocked her Facebook account. She reported the incident to the Kuala Muda district police headquarters in Sungai Petani on May 12.
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