Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia’s World No. 23 mixed doubles player, Lai Pei Jing, revealed that she fell victim to an investment scam, resulting in the loss of nearly all her savings, amounting to approximately 400,000 Ringgit.
Lai shared this unfortunate news through a post on her social media accounts Sunday night.
Following the incident, the 31-year-old player requested space to calm down and handle her emotions.
This was what Lai posted on her social media:
“First of all, to my relatives and friends who see this post, whether you are curious or
concerned, please give my family and me some private space to deal with our emotions. Please give us time to process everything, especially my mom. Thank you.
Yes, I was scammed out of almost all of my savings by a fraud group.
Honestly, this has been an extremely heavy blow to me. My hard-earned savings from
decades of hard work… I reflect on it almost every second, and whenever my mind is
idle, I naturally replay the entire scam and fall into a state of blaming myself for my
foolishness and kindness… It takes great courage to speak out about being scammed
because who wants to tell others I was foolishly deceived, right? These past few days,
I’ve been managing my emotions and dealing with the police. First and foremost, I
feel I should explain the reason for my sudden disappearance over the past few days. Once I’ve adjusted, I’ll share more about it. I hope to prevent more victims and also force myself to accept the fact that I was scammed…
So at this moment, I must grit my teeth and get through this because life still has to go
on. The world won’t stop turning just because of me… It seems like being strong is my only option. I need some time to settle and process everything. Afterward, I’ll consider how to share the details of the scam with everyone. I hope my sharing can help others be more vigilant and prevent more victims from being deceived.”
Malaysia’s Bukit Aman Commercial Crime Investigation Department Director confirmed on Monday that a report has been received and that the amount involved in the case is indeed around 400,000 Ringgit.
“The method used by the scammer was an investment scam.”
“The police have launched an investigation under Section 420 of the Penal Code for scamming.”
Lai and her mixed doubles partner Tan Kian Meng are scheduled to play in the first round of the Indonesia Open on Wednesday against Koceila Mammeri/Tanina Violette Mammeri of Algeria.
