Woman with gambling debts scammed 18 people out of $277,000 with iPhone schemesEthel TsengTNPSept 18, 2025Driven by gambling debts, a woman promised low-priced Apple products and investment schemes that offered high returns, but had no actual products to sell. Ultimately, 40-year-old Tiang Kim Hua scammed 18 people, including friends, colleagues and online customers, out of nearly $277,000 in just four months. According to Shin Min Daily News, Tiang deceived the victims between September and December 2022. The prosecution said that between September and December 2022, she cheated the 18 victims of $276,808. As he was a regular customer since August 2022, Tiang offered to sell him electronic products at a low price for him to resell.