Beautician loses RM7,000 in used car scam, gets threats after she stops paying


Datuk Seri Michael Chong said that it was likely that the photo used by “Lee” belonged to another victim. Jong (left) said that scammers had started sending threats to her daughter after she had blocked them on her phone.

KUALA LUMPUR: A "too good to be true" deal on a used car ended up being just that after scammers managed to dupe almost RM7,000 from a beautician.

The 54-year-old victim, Jong, was in the midst of purchasing a 2021 Honda CRV after seeing the offer via Facebook in early August.

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