Caught in deals too good to be true

By NELSON BENJAMIN

SEGAMAT: A 55-year-old housewife’s optimism turned into despair when her seemingly lucrative online purchase of precious stones from Vietnam turned out to be part of an elaborate scam.

Not only did the fraud victim not receive the so-called gemstones, she also lost her life savings.

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