Victims angry as Malaysian influencer’s gems fail to shine bright like a diamond

Dozens of disgruntled customers have come forward after claiming they were duped by a Malaysian influencer who sold them lab-grown diamonds instead of the real deal. MCA Public Services and Complaints Department head Michael Chong said that at least 30 of the victims had lost a collective amount of around 1 million ringgit (US$239,569) since 2023 to the influencer. He explained that the influencer offered jewellery and good fortune trinkets to her customers but had used misleading terms to...