A trader lost RM4,700 when her money in a bank account disappeared after downloading an “android package kit” (APK) file to order cleaning services.

Malacca police chief Zainol Samah said in yesterday’s incident, the 46-year-old victim was attracted by an advertisement offering house cleaning services at RM50 for five hours on Facebook.

“The victim, from Kuala Sungai Baru, had...