KUALA LUMPUR, Oct. 3 -- If you think you are a savvy investor who could never get scammed into a fake investment, think again.

This is the real-life story of how a retired professional who dabbles in stock investments found himself losing RM47,000 in a scam last month, as shared by his lawyer Mohanthas Narayanasamy (with his permission).

Read on to see how the investment scam unfolded:

On Facebook, scammers shared a website offering free lessons on investing in stocks;

When the retiree clicked on the invitation link in Facebook, he was sent a link to join a WhatsApp group;

In the WhatsApp group, there was a "teacher" and an "assistant". The assistant contacted him at least once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once in the e...