Woman claims a local TikTok influencer asked for RM1,800 fee to make her dad’s restaurant go viral


The woman who goes by the handle alinkiwi said in the video that her father - who runs a restaurant serving 'Roti John' in Melaka - was approached by an individual claiming to be ‘TikTok famous’ and wanted to review the food at the restaurant. — ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star

Netizens are rallying behind a woman who posted a video claiming that a TikTok influencer asked her father to pay RM1,800 for a restaurant review.

The woman who goes by the handle alinkiwi said in the video that her father – who runs a restaurant serving 'Roti John' in Melaka – was approached by an individual claiming to be ‘TikTok famous’ and wanted to review the food at the restaurant.

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