Malaysian swindled of US$38,000 by ‘Hong Kong woman’ buying sperm to get pregnant
The man ignored bank and police warnings about the scam that offered US$254,901 reward
The 57-year-old saw an advertisement on social media stating that the woman wanted to bear a child and that there would be a reward of HK$2 million (US$254,901) for the man chosen.
“I was communicating with a person claiming to be a lawyer for the woman who said he would formalise the agreement.
“I was told to make several payments, including 10,000 ringgit for air tickets and 30,000 ringgit for protection services for her,” the man told a press conference held by the Malaysian Chinese Association’s Public Services and Complaints Department head Michael Chong in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
The retiree, who identified himself as Tan, said he continued to make more payments, including to fly in doctors who would monitor him to ensure that the baby would be born healthy.
In total, Tan parted with 161,000 ringgit to the scammers before finally deciding to call off the “deal”, without even meeting the woman or so-called lawyer in person.
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