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Article: Con man poses as botanist to cheat the public
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- The Malay Mail
- Article date:
- January 27, 2006
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KUALA LUMPUR: Beware of a con man posing as botanist Dr Francis
Ng. This alert was issued by Ng himself.
"The con man uses my business card which he reprinted to introduce
himself to his victims. The victims would later call me when they
find they had been cheated," Ng told The Malay Mail yesterday.
He said he was approached by the con man about two months ago on
the pretext of discussing a possible consultancy project. The con man
seems knowledgeable about plants and forestry.
"He invited me to his house to look at some plants but I declined
because at the time I was busy with another job. I gave him my
business card and told him to contact me later," said Ng, a former
deputy director with ...