KUALA LUMPUR: A Singaporean businessman was cheated of RM80,000 after falling victim to a local man who promised to procure him a Datuk title.
A source said the 52-year-old victim initially met the suspect, who claimed to hold a Datuk title, through a friend at a hotel in the city centre in early August last year.
"At their second meeting at the same hotel on Aug 14, 2025, the suspect offered to secure the Datuk title for the victim for RM300,000.
"The suspect then requested an RM80,000 deposit to initiate the process," the source said.
