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Unscrupulous customer scams 'goreng pisang' seller with fake RM100 note

She said the note looked real with all the relevant markings including the image of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Updated 11 months ago · Published on 09 Jun 2025 3:56PM

Unscrupulous customer scams 'goreng pisang' seller with fake RM100 note
"Even small traders like me get scammed with fake money," she wrote. - June 9, 2025

A 'GORENG PISANG' seller recently took to social media to alert others after she fell victim to a customer paid for their food using a counterfeit RM100 note.

In a post @kakemikitchen said she was a roadside 'goreng pisang' seller and was upset that even a small trader like her was victimised.

She said a customer used the fake note to pay for the 'goreng pisang' and she only discovered it was a counterfeit when she tried to deposit the note.

"Even small traders like me get scammed with fake money," she wrote.

She said the note looked real with all the relevant markings including the image of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

"However, the moment I rubbed some water on it, the dye began smearing and the colours faded," she said.

Following her post, many Malaysians sympathised with her and were appalled that someone would do this to a small-time trader.

Others cautioned vendors to be extra alert when handling large notes. - June 9, 2025

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