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% e% s- D) ? Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvbJOHOR BARU (THE STAR/ASIA NEWS NETWORK) - A 76-year-old Singaporean woman ended up poorer by RM14,500 (S$5,946) when she became the latest victim of a scratch-and-win scam ) j( X8 P7 }; T公仔箱論壇. t$ x- I9 L0 v5 k3 ^
Mdm Tham Kim Ying said she lost her life savings after two men approached her while she was heading towards the Sultan Iskandar Customs, Immigration and Quarantine Complex (CIQ) at Bukit Chagar here on Dec 19.公仔箱論壇8 P4 n, n" M. S
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The mother of three initially declined but took part in the contest after being persuaded by the men. 'They told me they would earn some commission if I scratched the card. I pitied them and did it,' she told a press conference here on Tuesday. / q: I# \0 ?2 F/ ~- w5.39.217.765.39.217.76# t/ n- N5 t: L; Q0 n9 r7 _+ [
Mdm Tham said they shook her hands and congratulated her for winning the contest, which entitled her to a digital stove, energy water system and a mattress after scratching the card. 'They told her that the prizes were worth RM14,500 and took her to claim her prizes at their office which was about a 30-minute drive away. They requested the RM14,500 to stand a chance to win even more prizes, which included a car.
