A 57-year-old Malaysian man wanted to sell his sperm for RM1 million to a “Hong Kong woman” who wanted to have a child. The man, however, ended up losing 6 figures from his savings.
The man lost RM161,000 that he forked out from his retirement funds (EPF) after “Li Na, the rich Hong Kong woman”, convinced him that she was interested in purchasing his sperm.
The man, Mr Chen, who is single and retired, first met Li Na on a Facebook group that advertised “buying sperm to have a child”. According to Li Na, she was divorced and has been staying in the United States of America for many years. In the meantime, Li Na claimed to be looking for a man to help get her pregnant.
And Li Na certainly knew how to persuade Chen and convince him that he was the chosen one.
“She said she had spoken to many other men but at the end of the day, she said she only liked me.”
“She said if the sperm donation was successful, she would pay me RM1 million.”
Chen took the bait, so Li Na got to work.
He was asked to cover her flight tickets and more
She told Chen that she would arrange for her lawyer from Hong Kong – Yip Tak Yiu – to speak to him about the process. Tak Yiu, however, told Chen that before he could secure his RM1 million for the sperm donation, Chen first had to pay “some fees.”
This included a flight ticket that cost RM10,000 and other miscellaneous items, such as,
- “Sincerity” deposit (RM1,000)
- Protection fee (RM30,000)
Chen remitted the payment to the other party, no questions asked.
The bank tried to warn him of the scam, but Chen chose to believe Li Na
“I went to the bank when my payment was restricted. They warned me about the scam, but I did not believe them. I continued talking to Li Na.”
This time, Tak Yiu told Chen to pay another RM120,000 because Li Na had hired “an American doctor” to examine her body and said that Li Na would return to Hong Kong after she was 3 months pregnant.
Once again, Chen made the payment before Lina and Tak Yiu disappeared into thin air. They were unreachable, and this was when Chen realised he had been scammed.
“I made 3 transactions between March 27 and April 11 this year. I’ve never had a video call with them, but I spoke to Tak Yiu once on the phone. I asked for a video call, but Tak Yiu declined.”
Chen shared his experience during a press conference with the MCA (Malaysian Chinese Association) Public Service and Complaints Department, hoping to spread awareness to the public about the matter.
