{
  "id": 5281399,
  "title": "E-hailing driver helps save 71-year-old from losing another RM10k in suspected love scam",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/e-hailing-driver-helps-save-71-year-old-from-losing-another-rm10k-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T08:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Vibes",
    "slug": "the-vibes",
    "url": "https://www.thevibes.com/articles/news/126911/e-hailing-driver-helps-save-71-year-old-from-losing-another-rm10k-in-suspected-love-scam"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An e-hailing driver's suspicions prevented a 71-year-old woman from losing another RM10,000 to a suspected love scam, according to Rembau district police chief Superintendent Ngiam Ooi Ming. The incident occurred after the driver dropped the woman off at a Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN) branch around 5:30 pm. Upon dropping her off, the driver suspected she was involved in a scam and contacted the police. The Rembau police station quickly dispatched a team to the bank, where they stopped the suspected transaction. The woman was in the process of depositing RM10,000 into a fraudulent account. Police returned the money to her BSN account, but it was later discovered that she had already lost RM4,950 and RM4,900 to the same scam.",
  "summary": "AN e-hailing driver’s suspicions helped save a 71-year-old woman from losing another RM10,000 to a suspected love scam after he alerted police while she was at a bank here yesterday. Rembau district police chief Superintendent Ngiam Ooi Ming said the...",
  "key_points": [
    "E-hailing driver suspected woman of love scam.",
    "Police intercepted fraudulent RM10k deposit attempt.",
    "Woman had already lost RM9,850 to same scam."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}