Foreign 'lover' cons woman of RM50,000
ALOR STAR: We have heard it all before. A local woman "meets" a foreign man in an Internet chatroom.
"Love" blossoms between them and then the "bad man" absconds with his Malaysian lover's money -- in many cases, her life savings or large amounts borrowed from relatives and friends.
The victim had alleged that the man, claiming to be from the Middle East, had asked her to help settle a RM50,000 compound fine.he fine was allegedly imposed on the man's agent after he was detained by Customs officers for carrying about RM3.4 million in American dollars at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport last month. "Believing in the foreigner's promise that part of the money was for her to start a business, she settled the compound fine, but not with the department.
"It was done through a third party whom her foreign friend had sent to meet her. "The RM50,000 was supposed to pay off my men so that the agent could be released.
"She handed over the money and never heard from her foreign chat friend again."