These seaside apartments were a ghost city - then police say scammers moved in
Malaysia's Forest City was pitched as "paradise" but last month police raided it over alleged scam operations.
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"If I had known it was not so good I would not have bought so many apartments."
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Malaysia's Forest City was pitched as "paradise" but last month police raided it over alleged scam operations.
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