Female Pilot Loses Nearly RM195,000 In Hajj Package Scam
SEREMBAN, June 24 (Bernama) -- A female pilot lodged a police report today claiming she was cheated in a Hajj package deal, resulting in a loss of RM194,970.
Nilai police chief Supt Abdul Malik Hasim said the victim, in her 30s, filed the report at the Nilai police station at 11.23 am, saying that she had dealt with an individual from an Umrah travel agency who offered the hajj package on Jan 14.
'The victim, who works for a local airline, made several transfers totaling RM194,970 to the agency's account as full payment for the package.
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