SIBU (Nov 2): The National Consumer Action Council (MTPN) Sarawak has exposed a deceitful scheme involving a fraud syndicate that lures young people in the state with fake work and study offers abroad, causing one victim to lose over RM13,000. The victim, a young individual from Kuching, was initially attracted by a social media advertisement [...]
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