A blind date with ‘romantic’ robbers
Johor police have arrested five men who used a dating app to lure victims into a robbery scheme. The suspects posed as security guards to threaten and extort money and valuables from nine victims.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing danger of digital-to-physical crimes, where social media platforms are exploited to facilitate violent criminal activity.
JOHOR BARU: Nine men lost more than RM315,000 after falling victim to a gang that used fake profiles on a social media dating app to lure them before robbing them.
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