KK widow loses RM2.5mil in love scam

13 Jul 2023 • 7:48 PM MYT
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Kota Kinabalu: A 46-year-old widow has lost RM2.5 million in a love scam.

She made 41 transactions to 24 different local accounts over the course of two months since May 26 before she finally lodged a police report on Wednesday.

Police said the assistant manager of a private company in Kota Kinabalu had been approached on Instagram by the scammer disguising himself as a Korean national named Ji Won.

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