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Cooking up a scam: Victims tell of lure tactics that cost them dearly

Published on 9 Jan 2026 8:21:35 PM

The bait was free cooking lessons, and the trap was an investment opportunity for extra income.

But before she could sharpen her culinary skills, a 39-year-old housewife, who wanted to be known only as Khoo, found herself completely “cooked” after losing RM300,000 to an online scam.

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The bait was free cooking lessons, and the trap was an investment opportunity for extra income.

But before she could sharpen her culinary skills, a 39-year-old housewife, who wanted to be known only as Khoo, found herself completely “cooked” after losing RM300,000 to an online scam.

Read more at https://tinyurl.com/39vecp5c

WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news
SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar
LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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news, thestartv, the star, scam, victims, social media, cooking lessons, investment, facebook, investment scam, tactics, mca, public services and complaints department, michael chong, ivan tan, mcmc

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