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Loan sharks using “mistresses” to harass debtors' families, says MCA
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Loan sharks are allegedly using women posing as “mistresses” to psychologically pressure debtors’ families into repaying debts.
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loan sharks are now resorting to using individuals posing as mistresses to mentally harass debtors
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and their families in what appears to be a new and disturbing debt collection tactic
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according to mca public services and complaints department head datuk sri michael chong this
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disturbing trend came to light after a woman lodged a complaint claiming that her family had
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been harassed for over a year at a press conference at visma mca on tuesday ung age 32 said a woman
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claiming to be her father's mistress had been relentlessly harassing their family since june
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last year the woman alleged that ung's father a durian seller who works outstation and rarely
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returns home had borrowed money from her she even produced a loan agreement bearing his name
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and demanded 300 000 ringgit from the family too
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Ng said the woman made a single appearance in July last year
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when she showed up at her grandmother's house to demand repayment.
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Each time the woman contacted them,
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Ng claimed that loan sharks would soon follow,
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further escalating the pressure.
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She also revealed that the family had already repaid
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150,000 ringgit to 30 different loan shark groups,
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allegedly on behalf of her father,
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whom she described as a habitual borrower.
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Chong said the department believes the woman
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is likely collaborating with loan sharks
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rather than being a genuine mistress.
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Because now also she's not sure,
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suddenly 300,000, suddenly 100,000, suddenly 200,000,
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don't know how much or so, doesn't know.
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So he hoped the father come back.
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So at least we don't want to weaponize the mistress.
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We don't want to weaponize him.
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You borrow people's money, you must return.
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That is the thing.
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So we hope the father can come forward.
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Meanwhile, the family will take it.
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This is not a mistress, but she's an alum.
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They use the tactic to collect the money,
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to force the deforter to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay,
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where they are actually a victim.
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Ang said the family has lodged two police reports over the matter.
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Chong also urged families facing similar harassment
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to immediately report such cases to the authorities
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rather than giving in to intimidation
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or settling debts they are not responsible for.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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The victim, I mean, force the deforter family to pay.
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