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Update · 12:16 pm AEST · 30 August 2026

A woman tried to salvage a bad investment but lost $1.6m instead
Photograph: The Straits Times

A Singapore businesswoman lost $1.6 million when she used her own money to pay other investors in an attempt to salvage a failing investment, according to a report by The Straits Times.

Tan Ooi Boon reports that the woman believed the company would reimburse her with interest.

– With The Straits Times

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