Ex-IT Officer Loses RM180,000 in FB Job Scam

Ex-IT officer loses RM180,000 in FB job scam

KUANTAN: A former information technology officer lost her savings and gratuity totalling RM180,789 after falling victim to a non-existent part-time job scam advertised on Facebook earlier this month. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd

Ex-MECL officer duped of Rs 24 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ scam in Nagpur

Nagpur: A retired officer of the Mineral Exploration Corporation of India (MECL), Vijay Pathak, was cheated of Rs 24 lakh by a cyber fraudster who threatened him with a “digital house arrest.” The incident has been reported by the cyber police and a case has been registered against the accused, identified as Manoj Sharma. The fraud took place on July 2, when Pathak, a resident of Dabha, Nagpur, received a call from a person claiming to be an off…