China pyramid scheme loser cons family out of nearly RM200,000 for ‘medical bills’ by claiming he suffered testicle injury while riding bike, sparking outrage online


Man scammed out of money in fraud racket, becomes desperate. Milks thousands from family for ‘treatment’ of bogus testicle injury. — SCMP

After losing his money in a pyramid scheme, a man in China tricked his family out of 300,000 yuan (RM199,346 or US$42,000) by fabricating a story about suffering an injury in a cycling accident.

Zhang Meng was one of two men who lost money in the scam and became so desperate they lied to their families, telling them they had serious injuries and needed cash to pay medical bills.

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