KUALA LUMPUR - As many as 1,750 Malaysians have fallen prey
to Internet love scams since January last year, and they have been cheated of
RM68.3 million, reported Harian Metro.
Most of the victims were women, said Bukit Aman Commercial
Crime Investigation Department director Mortadza Nazarene.
"(Last year,) 750 of the victims were women while 345
of them were men," he told reporters in Bukit Aman.
Mr Mortadza advised women, especially single mothers and
lonely aged females, not to be fooled by new friends on social media.
He also asked them not to give cash or items to those whom
they have never met.
He added that many of those found cheating victims had a
similar modus operandi: claiming that they were businessmen from Britain or the
United States.
Mr Mortadza also urged locals not to hand their bank account details to others, for fear of them becoming bank-account mules.
Mr Mortadza also urged locals not to hand their bank account details to others, for fear of them becoming bank-account mules.
Source: AsiaOne
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