JOHOR BARU, July 22 — An international school staff member lost RM190,000 after falling victim to a cryptocurrency investment scam that promised high returns. Seri Alam District...
According to Seri Alam District police chief Supt Mohd Suhaimi Ishak, the woman was introduced to the scheme by a local man she met on Instagram, who demonstrated the investment process and presented the purported high-profit projections she stood to earn by joining the scheme. — Reuters pic JOHOR BARU, July 22 — An international school staff member lost RM190,000 after falling victim to a cryptocurrency investment scam that promised high returns.
Mohd Suhaimi explained that she was introduced to the scheme by a local man she met on Instagram, who demonstrated the investment process and presented the purported high-profit projections she stood to earn by joining the scheme. “Although the victim could see the high-profit graphs, she was unable to withdraw anything but instead asked to make additional payments to access the funds,” he said in a statement today.
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