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Senior citizen falls for online job scam, loses over RM90,000

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Senior citizen falls for online job scam, loses over RM90,000

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A 69-year-old man in Kuching, Malaysia, lost over RM91,000 in an online job scam. He signed up on a website and was instructed to complete tasks for commissions via a WhatsApp group. He made 16 transactions to different accounts before realizing it was a scam. Kuching police are investigating the case under Section 420 of the Penal Code. From January to mid-August, Kuching police have investigated 34 similar scams with losses exceeding RM1.4 million.

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