Brunei Shoppers Feel Cheated On Miri
By Rahmat bin Hj Abdul Rahman

Bandar Seri Begawan - A Brunei shopper who purchased a digital camera at one of the department stores in Miri fell prey to an unscrupulous photo dealer.

The victim said the camera was on offer at promotional price of RM3699.00 with a free IGB memory card. After discount, it was RM3680.00. But he was asked to pay an extra amount of RM90.00 for the 1 GB memory card by the shop assistant.

He refused so the shop assistant said she would call her husband whom she said was in China.

After that she went off leaving the victim with another of her companion who knew nothing much about the camera. His work was later taken over by two other female shop assistants.

As the victim was very anxious to have the new digital camera, the shop assistant assured him that it was in good condition. He was not even taught how to operate the digital camera.

Upon his arrival at Sungai Keraban in Kuala Belait, while waiting to perform the Friday prayer, he tried to get some snaps using the digital camera.

To his horror, he found that the camera couldn't capture any images. When arriving in Bandar Seri Begawan, he went to a photo shop and was told that the camera was not working. He talked to one promoter from Malaysia who was at the shop. The promoter said the camera needed to be sent back to the factory for repair.

After discovered being cheated by the photo dealer in Miri, the victim made phone calls to the shop. But the shop assistant instead accused the victim of damaging the camera.

Hence the victim reported to the factory, the Inspector 'General of Royal Malaysian Police Force at Bukit Aman and FOMCA through faxes and emails. A police report was made at the Berakas Police Station. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

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