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Johor woman loses RM30,000 in TikTok handbag scam

A 46-year-old Johor welfare worker has fallen victim to an online scam on TikTok, losing RM30,000 after purchasing designer handbags that turned out to be counterfeit

Updated 10 months ago · Published on 28 Oct 2025 10:53AM

Johor woman loses RM30,000 in TikTok handbag scam
The group only realised they had been scammed when the handbags they received were unbranded counterfeits - October 28, 2025

A JOHOR woman has reported losing RM30,000 after being deceived by a TikTok seller claiming to offer luxury handbags

The 46-year-old welfare worker, who asked to be identified only as Mikki, 55, said she was drawn to the posts advertising handbags priced between RM2,000 and RM3,000.

She invited friends involved in her charitable work to purchase the items as well.

“Many of them were interested and deposited sums of RM2,000 to RM3,000 into the bank account provided for the handbags,” Mikki told Sinar Harian.

The group only realised they had been scammed when the handbags they received were unbranded counterfeits. Attempts to contact the seller proved futile, with phone numbers either blocked or disconnected.

“More upsetting is that some of us, including myself, are housewives with no steady income. Losing our savings is extremely distressing,” she said, urging authorities to take immediate action. - October 28, 2025

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