Buyer loses RM63,000 to scammer selling cheap gaming consoles


(From left) Chong, Chew and Pua with copies of the police reports lodged against the seller.

AN online seller lost RM63,000 after falling for an advertisement on social media offering gaming console PlayStation 5 at below-market prices.

Chew Jia Yi, 28, said he paid for 25 units of the console from the seller in Penang last year, but never received the items.

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