Don’t believe all you read online


GEORGE TOWN: Several photos of Penang state executive council members dining with principals of a purported investment scheme were good enough to convince an engineer to part with a few thousand ringgit.

The engineer said a few friends told him they had invested in the scheme, which promised 400% returns.

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