Doctor loses RM72,000 in moneylending scam 26 Feb 2021 / 21:22 H. Pix for illustration purposes.
MELAKA: Lured by a money lending advertisement on Facebook, a doctor suffered losses amounting to RM72,165.74 after being duped.
Head of the Commercial Crime Investigation Department (JSJK) Melaka Contingent Police Headquarters (IPK) Supt E Sundra Rajan said the 30-year-old male victim was believed to have dealt with the suspect via phone calls and agreed to apply for a loan of RM200,000.
He said the doctor who worked at one of the hospitals in the state was then instructed to make payments for stamp duty and so on to enable him to get the loan.