Monday, 15 Feb 2021 03:57 PM MYT
BY BEN TAN
According to the police, the victim sent the money in 64 transactions to 10 bank accounts from July to December last year. Shutterstock pic
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JOHOR BARU, Feb 15 A 78-year-old man here was cheated of RM3.81 million after he fell for a grant aid scam using the International Monetary Fund (IMF) name through social media.
According to the police, he sent the money in 64 transactions to 10 bank accounts from July to December last year.
Johor Commercial Crime Investigation Department (CCID) chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Salleh Abdullah said the man believed he was cheated after he failed to secure the IMF aid grant as promised.