Muhammad Azhar Ali, who was recently lauded by Malaysians for securing a prestigious NASA scholarship, has now said that he was scammed.

Over the weekend, Azhar's claim that he was offered a scholarship from the world's most prestigious space agency came under the spotlight, as several local media pointed out several discrepencies in his announcement.

Now, the 20-year-old revealed that he was a victim of a scam through a series of tweets on Sunday (3 May).

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No apologies but a lesson to learn

The bottom line is that he was basically scammed.

Good job to Netizens for sniffing out discrepencies in Muhammad Azhar's initial announcement.

The things that don't add up include language errors, issues with the logo (which many says looked like a copy/paste job) and Muhammad Azhar's name not being found in the NASA database.

To the scammer, shame on you and before you judge Muhammad Azhar, have you ever fallen for a scam? Maybe you know a family member or a friend who has fallen for a scam?

It can happen to anyone. We just got to be additionally careful you guys.