Scammed for face masks


Manhunt: Chong holding up a picture of the alleged conman at the press conference at Wisma MCA. Sitting next to him is Zhang Lin.

KUALA LUMPUR: The worsening Covid-19 outbreak has led to unscrupulous individuals taking advantage of the situation, including the case of a local man who conned a Chinese national into giving him almost RM600,000 for face masks.

The 43-year-old victim, Zhang Lin, arrived in January for a holiday and befriended the man, who works in the events industry.

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