Tay (centre) showing the bag of salt that she paid RM26,000 for in cash in Kulaijaya, Johor. Looking on is her son Koh Ah Soon and Senai assemblyman Wong Shu Qi.
KULAIJAYA: Fearful after being told that something bad will happen to her only child, a single mother was coaxed to take part in a cleansing ceremony, only to be scammed of RM26,000 in cash and valuables in exchange for a bag of “auspicious items”.
Tay Ah Cha, 58, discovered the bag was filled with ordinary table salt when she eventually opened it.
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