Melaka kindergarten owner loses RM1.6mil to investment scam

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MELAKA: A female owner of a kindergarten from Bukit Piatu here lost RM1.6mil after falling victim to an investment scam. To make matters worse, the 53-year-old victim from Ayer Keroh here also borrowed from her family members to pay the fraudster.

MELAKA: A female owner of a kindergarten from Bukit Piatu here lost RM1.6mil after falling victim to an investment scam.

Melaka police chief Deputy Comm Zainol Samah said the victim got acquainted with the conman through an online correspondence on April 27. DCP Zainol said the conman, who claimed to a “Taiwanese businessman” promised to pay 10% of all the items that the victim purchased when they are resold to a third party.

DCP Zainol said the victim then checked a website that notified her that her commission totalled about RM923,000.

 

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