Woman pleads to get her son back from Manila


Stranded in Manila: Low speaking to Choong during a video call at the press conference here yesterday as Vong looks on.

IPOH: Seamstress Vong Foong Thai is pleading for help to get her son, who has been forced to be a scammer in Manila, home.

Vong, 61, said her 28-year-old son Choong Chin Yee was tricked into working as a scammer in Manila since November last year.

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