Fans fleeced in SMS scam


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 14 Nov 2006

PETALING JAYA: Gullible fans of the Akademi Fantasia TV reality show continued to be fleeced in an SMS scam that had made the rounds since September. 

In the latest incidents last week, three people were cheated of their money after receiving SMSes that they had won cash prizes of up to RM9,000 in an alleged contest in conjunction with the fourth season of AF. 

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