Gigolo scam leaves handyman RM2,500 poorer


KUANTAN: A handyman's attempt at becoming a gigolo ended up with him getting cheated of RM2,500 instead.

Choo, 37, said he needed money to win back his girlfriend after they had quarrel, so he got in contact with a so-called "male escorts' agent" introduced by his friends.

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