KUALA LUMPUR: A storekeeper trying to earn some extra income was duped of his savings after scammers cheated him of around RM42,000. Puvanesvaran Muniandy, 44, approached MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Datuk Seri Michael Chong for help after falling for a "shopping scam". She then got in contact with a woman by the name of Tiffany, who offered her an investment job that promised 10% returns after completing certain tasks. "I used my bank account to help her and at first we received our promised commission of around RM110 after an initial RM300 investment. While he was promised returns to his investments after each round, the money never came.

Source: The Star October 11, 2021 06:33 UTC